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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. Hale is bothered by ____________________-.

2. Swathmore calls Hale's bluff by __________________________.

3. Becker finds the meaning of Dewdrop by ________________________.

4. The one billion dollar code figure is explained by ____________________________.

5. According to North Dakota, who killed Tankado?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the significance of the missing ring?

4. Becker tries to call Swathmore from the airport but can't get a line. What does he remember?

5. Why did Swathmore send David Becker to Spain?

6. What is Midge's plan when she learns that it is possible for Swathmore to bypass Gauntlet?

7. 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?

8. What happens when Midge and Brinkerhoff are in the Director's office looking at the printout?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Swathmore's actions cost the government a two billion dollar super computer and caused the death of or affected the lives of many people. Do you think Swathmore deserved to die? Why or why not? Was it poetic justice? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Tankado's schemes duped Swathmore and others at the NSA, and it cost the NSA its TRANSLTR computer. Explain Tankado's scheme and how he orchestrated it. How could Swathmore be duped? What did Tankado have to know in order for Swathmore to be duped?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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