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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 does Susan try as a password?

2. What is a prime number?

3. What does the term "sharks" refer to?

4. If Tankado's work is successful, it will mean that ____________________________.

5. What decision does Swathmore make when Susan leaves his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Susan trying to leave Crypto?

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

3. What does Jabba mean when he says pass keys usually have penalty clauses?

4. What does Susan have Soshi do?

5. What does Hale say that his plans for Digital Fortress are?

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

7. When Swathmore is in the sub level resetting the power, what becomes clear?

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

9. Soshi announces that she has found orphans in the program. What are orphans?

10. What happened where the filters were totally destroyed?

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

The NSA staff does not work as a team until the end of the novel. Explain how this caused many of the problems that occurred. What is the value of teamwork? Explain within the context of the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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