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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ken Holberger's 'rank' in the Hardy Boys?
(a) Grand Inquisitor.
(b) Assistant Director to the Figurehead.
(c) Chief Sergeant Detective.
(d) First Officer.

2. Where will Data General send the Eagle blueprints to?
(a) The DOD.
(b) An OEM.
(c) The CIA.
(d) DEC.

3. What has West talked about ever since coming to work for Data General?
(a) Efficiency.
(b) Responsibility.
(c) Synergy.
(d) Quitting.

4. According to myth, what did Data General formerly zealously protect?
(a) Paperclips.
(b) Employees.
(c) Secrets.
(d) Cash-flow.

5. Why does Jon Blau become a Hardy Boy?
(a) Because Josh Rosen quit.
(b) The Hardy Boys are the only group he gets along with.
(c) He had already written much of the microcode for the graphical interface.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of bugs need to be fixed before a computer can get out the door?

2. What division was Rosen in before coming to work on the Eagle?

3. What do the engineers talk about at their parties?

4. What did Data General buy half of?

5. What did the staffer at Personnel tell Rosen they will remind him to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the debugging process visually represented?

2. Describe the trip to the National Computer Conference.

3. What change do the carpenters bring?

4. How does West feel about computers and machines?

5. Describe Rosen's background and education.

6. Describe the debugging process of the typical computer.

7. What happened to West at Amherst college?

8. How does West react to requests from the engineers? Why?

9. Describe IBM's booth at the NCC.

10. How does Rosemarie describe the team's efforts and organization under West?

(see the answer keys)

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