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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. To Swathmore, the most important thing now is ____________________.

2. Why did Fontaine return early from South America?

3. What is the first thing that David says to Susan?

4. Jabba estimates that Tankado's worm will do its job in __________________.

5. What does Susan find next to Hale's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. Using the Internet for a reference, what do they finally decide to use?

2. Who hired Hulohot and offered the pass key to Numataka?

3. Explain why Hulohot was wrong in thinking that Becker had no way out of the viewing platform area.

4. Why is Susan surprised at the suicide note, supposedly written by Hale?

5. What is one of the first things that Susan sees when she enters the main databank's chamber?

6. Why is Susan trying to leave Crypto?

7. How does Susan view the orphans?

8. When does Fontaine begin to realize the seriousness of the situation?

9. What does the group decide to focus on from Tankado's message?

10. How does Fontaine respond to the problem with the crypto dome?

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

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

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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