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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In trying to find Megan and the ring, Becker travels to the airport by _____________.

2. Why does Susan apologize to Swathmore?

3. Where does Bus No. 27 go?

4. What does Becker find in the bathroom at the airport?

5. Why doesn't Baker recognize the man in the wire-rimmed glasses at Club Embrujo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Becker decide to enter the Club Embrujo?

2. What did Tankado plan to do with Digital Fortress?

3. How does Swathmore respond when learning about Greg Hale being North Dakota?

4. How does Greg Hale feel he has to stop Phil Chartrukian?

5. How does Phil Chartrukian come into conflict with Swathmore?

6. How does Becker try to locate the ring?

7. What does Hale say to Susan when they are in Node 3?

8. What is the significance of the missing ring?

9. What do Chad Brinkerhoff and Midge Milken question?

10. What deal does Hale want?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What good are security procedures if employees violate them? Security procedures, including need-to-know, have a purpose. Discuss this purpose and apply it to the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Give your opinion on the following: Should government employees be bound by ethics? How far should they be allowed to go in the interests of national security?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, Hale and other characters complain about the EFF. What is the EFF? What are its functions? What are the pros and cons of watchdog organizations? Why was it mentioned so often by the various characters?

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