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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. Where is Mission Control for Project Scoop located?

2. What does Mark Hall learn about the Wildfire lab as he's reading the last of the file?

3. What is Dr. Burton's specialty ?

4. On Jagger's film, one of the white images is in motion. What does that mean?

5. What does Lt. Comroe at mission control do when told about the bodies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Write about the procedure the three planes used to look at and take pictures of Piedmont and the capability of the scavenger spy plane.

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

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

4. What is it about the narration, the characters and the plot thus revealed that makes you want to read further?

5. Describe what happens at Dr. Stone's house when he's called for Wildfire.

6. Describe what the Wildfire lab looks like on first approach.

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

8. Explain why the government agreed to extend funds and build Wildfire?

9. Describe Major Arthur Manchek.

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One theme explored in this book relates to the rising fear in the mid-twentieth century that mankind would become slaves to technology. Do you think this is possible? Why? Give examples of what you believe illustrates this fear. Do you believe you've become a slave to technology in your own life? How? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Dr. Leavitt. Did you like him? Does he remind you of anyone you know? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

When considering all the technology in this book, do you believe humans are ready to have such technology? Do you think humans are civilized enough to go into space? Why do you think we have not flown people to another planet yet?

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