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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. When Milken and Brinkerhoff question Swathmore, what does he tell them?
2. What is Susan Fletcher's occupation?
3. When Susan tells Swathmore about Hale, what does she want him to do?
4. What does Susan hear when she opens the bathroom door?
5. What does Hale find when he arrives at the hangar?
Short Essay Questions
1. Becker tries to call Swathmore from the airport but can't get a line. What does he remember?
2. What happens when Midge and Brinkerhoff are in the Director's office looking at the printout?
3. How does Becker find Rochio?
4. Jabba had been ignoring Midge's concerns about TRANSLTR and the possibility of a virus all day. Why did he suddenly drop what he was doing and run to the main data banks?
5. What leads Susan to believe that Greg Hale is North Dakota?
6. What is the Monocle?
7. What does Susan think of Swathmore's plan to replace the original Digital Fortress program with a modification?
8. What did Tankado plan to do with Digital Fortress?
9. Why does Hale want Susan to come with him?
10. What do Chad Brinkerhoff and Midge Milken question?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Digital Fortress is a suspense novel. Discuss the level of suspense in the novel. Is it at the proper level? Did you feel that you couldn't put the book down because you have to know what happened next? Is this the way it should be? What is the role of suspense?
Essay Topic 2
Tankado's favorite saying was 'Who Will Guard the Guards?' Explain the meaning of this term within the context of the novel. Who was Tankado applying the term to and why?
Essay Topic 3
Swathmore had his own plans for the Digital Fortress encryption program. What did he plan to do? What would have been the implications of his plan if he could have carried it out? Why was Hale trying to stop Swathmore?
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