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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 did the NSA agents use on David Becker?

2. In the end, it turns out that Numataka is ___________________.

3. When the cathedral bells rang, _________________________________________.

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

5. As Becker is driving, he thinks of all but __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. During the video conference, why does Susan scream?

2. What happened where the filters were totally destroyed?

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

4. Why is Susan trying to leave Crypto?

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

6. What does Swathmore do when Susan leaves to cut off the power to TRANSLTR?

7. What does Susan have Soshi do?

8. How does Becker become trapped in the Seville Cathedral?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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