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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. Who kills Rowe?

2. Who argues with Sidney about his perspective in this case?

3. What tips Sidney to the fact that someone planted a program on Jason's computer?

4. Where does Sidney find out the disk is encrypted?

5. Where does Sidney leave her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who kills Gamble and runs off with the disk when he thinks no one is looking and how does Sawyer know he was involved?

2. How do they convince Sidney to come to them yet again?

3. What does Kay reveal to Sidney when asked what Jason was working on?

4. What does Lee realize after Gamble picks him up and talks to him?

5. Why does Sidney tell Lee that Jason selling secrets to RTG makes no sense now?

6. What happens that makes Sidney realize just how deep in trouble she really is?

7. What does Sidney fail to notice when she gets to her parents' home in Maine?

8. How does Sidney outsmart the men who are holding her father?

9. What differences does Sawyer point out to Sidney regarding the two conversations that she had with Jason and what conclusions does he draw from them?

10. How does Sidney explain the anomalies that Lee throws at her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is encryption, and what purpose does it serve? How does encryption help to keep data private? Why is that correct only to a degree? What factors determine the strength of encryption? What is the best kind of code to use for data encryption? How long should it be? What should your code include to ensure that it will not be easily broken? In a code, how many numbers is ample for most purposes, and how many is considered to be invulnerable?

Essay Topic 2

After the disk is taken from Sidney, what does Jeff disclose to her? What instructions does she give him? How fortunate is it that he follows her instructions so carefully? What does he notice on the way back home? How does he manage to access the file she needs and get it to her while avoiding the people who are following him? What ruse does he use, and where does he end up that keeps him safe? How does he finally send her file to ensure its arrival?

Essay Topic 3

How does Paul Brophy figure into this story? Where does he first come into play and under what circumstances? Why doesn't Sidney believe he will be the right replacement for the CyberCom/Triton deal? What reason does Paul give for showing up at her house before the memorial service for Jason? What subterfuge does he engage in and to whom does he report it? Where does he follow Sidney to and why.

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