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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. How does Stone feel about Hall's appointment?
(a) he's decided fate must have a reason
(b) he's happy and enthusiastic about it
(c) he's indifferent to it
(d) it's against his wishes

2. What does Private Crane do for Lt. Shawn?
(a) drives the van
(b) cooks his meals
(c) he is Lt. Shawn's electronics technician
(d) nothing, there is no Private Crane

3. What is the first response to Mancheck's call to Wildfire?
(a) a top-secret cable is issued informing other military units
(b) to call each scientist on the list
(c) to call the White House
(d) to shut down the electricity around Piedmont

4. When the communication specialist checks the equipment, what does he find?
(a) there's paper stopping the bell from ringing
(b) the communications computer appears to be functioning perfectly
(c) there's something wrong with the communication system
(d) he's sees a computer monitor that is turned off

5. Who is in the van with Lt. Shawn?
(a) his brother and nephew
(b) no one, he's alone
(c) his dog, a german shepard
(d) Private Lewis Crane

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is walking among the bodies?

2. What does Dr. Stone tell his wife as he leaves?

3. Who is Major Arthur Manchek?

4. What does Dr. Hall think about the Wildfire project?

5. What is Lt. Shawn looking at with a pair of binoculars at the start of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, the narrator discusses the nature of crisis from a historical perspective. What does he have to say about the nature of crisis?

2. What is Jagger's job and what does he say about the reconnoiter photos and what they show.

3. The author states his theme that crises are made up of human personalities. How does he introduce his characters?

4. Write about the first pages of the book and what the author does to grab the reader's attention.

5. What were the two things Stone and Burton knew when they landed in Piedmont?

6. Write a description of Piedmont from Lieutenant Shawn's perspective looking from above.

7. What decontamination processes do the men go through on Level 2, 3 and 4?

8. What does Manchek do after reviewing the intelligence with Jagger?

9. Why does Stone believe the Wildfire lab has "the capability to deal with an unknown biologic agent."?

10. What is Lieutenant Roger Shawn doing at the beginning of the book?

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