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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 makes Scopes realize that Levine had an inside source for his information?

2. What does Levine learn about Mime?

3. What does Levine discover when he enters the first command to his laptop?

4. Who reveals the passwords to him?

5. What do weekly physicals reveal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Susana convince Guy has to be done before they escape?

2. How does Susana save Carson from death and both of them from Nye?

3. What does Brent tell Levine when Levine begs him not to let the army have the virus?

4. What does Brent use as personal passwords and why are they so effective?

5. When Brent loses this time, how does he respond? How is his response similar to how Levine felt when he lost the first time?

6. What do Carson and de Vaca discover when they return to the lab?

7. What does Carson find in Nye's saddlebags, and what mystery does this clear up?

8. What does Carson realize when he goes to Singer's office?

9. How does Levine gain access to Brent's Boston headquarters?

10. What does Scopes do when he comes to the conclusion that his security has been compromised?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Mime and Charles enter Brent's personal cyberspace, how does Brent refer to this intrusion? What makes him believe that this is really the case? What is the motive Charles has for approaching Brent in this manner? What information is he trying to convey? In light of the recent events, is there another way that Charles could have approached Brent, and if so, what is it? What is Brent's reaction when Charles delivers his message and warnings?

Essay Topic 2

Charles Levine spends most of his adult life battling his best friend from college. Why? What is Brent Scopes and his company doing that Charles wants to bring out into the light of day? What is Charles afraid of? Are his fears legitimate, or is he over reacting? What stand does Brent take on the issue? What is the cost to Levine of his ongoing battle to stop Scopes?

Essay Topic 3

How does this novel reveal that truth is subjective? What events are presented to minimize their effect or to maximize their advantage? Compare and contrast the methods used to spread information to methods used by any or all of large corporations today. What events in our history could compare to the way information was managed in this novel? In which ways are they similar or different?

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