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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. What happens when Susan and Swathmore enter Node 3?

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

3. What is David Becker?

4. What happens when Midge and Brinkerhoff are in the Director's office?

5. Why does Susan apologize to Swathmore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Becker learn from Two-Tone?

2. 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?

3. After talking to Swathmore, what does Susan learn from Hale?

4. What does Swathmore plan to do about the situation in Crypto?

5. What is the purpose of the NSA?

6. Why does Phil Chartrukian decide to report the possibility of a TRANSLTR virus to his superior?

7. Why does Hale want Susan to come with him?

8. What leads Susan to believe that Greg Hale is North Dakota?

9. How does Becker find Rochio?

10. What is a mutation string?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greg Hale is in Crypto on the Saturday when TRANSLTR is trying to break the Digital Fortress code. All cryptologists are urged to not work on Saturdays. Why is this so? Do you think Hale's presence was planned or just coincidence?

Essay Topic 2

What is an anonymous server? What are the benefits of an anonymous server? Under what circumstances would people want to use one and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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