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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 was forming a lawsuit?

2. How many inhabitants were threatened?

3. What smell was strong?

4. What is unquestionably manipulative?

5. About how many fake user accounts were created?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is interesting about the National Security Intelligence Agency?

2. What were the threats made by Drake to Evans?

3. What is ELF?

4. What difference is there in Evans behavior towards Kenner in the beginning of the Terror section and towards the end?

5. How is the man that Sarah is following described?

6. Why did Sarah get such eager help at the surplus store she went to?

7. Why won't bug sweepers detect the implant in Evans' phone?

8. Why was everyone so concerned about George?

9. For what reasons didn't Sarah blend in with the crowd?

10. What is a Trojan program?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the character of Peter Evans. How is he a dynamic character? What is the impetus for his change of heart regarding environmental issues? What does this say for his intellectual standpoint? What do you think his psychological profiling would be? What kind of friend would he be, judging by his actions in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the lack of romance in this novel. What do you think is the most likely reason that Crichton doesn't use romance in the novel? How do you think romance is portrayed by the author? How does Evans seem to be when he admits his love for Sarah? Why do you think she doesn't want to reciprocate?

Essay Topic 3

Research at least three reference points made in the novel. Quote which page and the reference that it makes, with relevance to the story. Read the initial document from which the information came, and cite at least two interesting points made in the initial document.

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