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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. How does Susana confirm PurBlood has been given to all but herself and Guy?

2. What did Dr. Burt tell Amiko he did in his diary?

3. Who reveals the passwords to him?

4. How does he stop Roscoe from drinking?

5. How does Mime manage to get Levine into GeneDyne's headquarters in Boston?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What skills does Carson use to evade Nye and keep himself and de Vaca alive?

3. What is the reason that Brent gives a rare interview to the Boston Globe reporter?

4. What is the game that Brent and Charles play and how is it won?

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

6. What does Charles try to convince Brent of and how does Brent respond?

7. What does Nye do to try to stop them?

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

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

10. Mime agrees to help Levine get access to GeneDyne but refuses to do so in person. Why?

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

What patent does Charles Levine refuse to renew with Brent Scopes? What is so special about this patent? Why is Charles so dead set against renewal of this patent when he coauthored it to begin with? What were the circumstances that led to his releasing the patent to Scopes the first time? What irony has them repeating the same circumstances so many years later for basically the same reason? What did Charles want to do with their discovery in the beginning and why is it ironic that Brent Scopes is considered to be a philanthropist?

Essay Topic 3

What does Carson discover on his computer from Levine and who is responsible for getting it there? Why does it rattle Guy. What are the dangers should anyone discover this? Why can't Carson just ignore it? If he could, would he? Why or why not? Why did Levine target Carson as his recipient to begin with? Is there anyone else this might have worked with? If so, who, and if not, why not?

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