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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. Brad Gordon is arrested for aggravated assault and ______________.

2. What is Rick's last name?

3. Mrs. Bond has worked on transferring human _____________ to animals.

4. Rick Diehl is playing _____________ with Jack Watson.

5. Henry Kendall goes to his old friend, Marty Roberts, and asks him to run a test on __________ he was sent in the mail.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does BioGen try to discredit Frank?

2. How does a previous incident with Brad come up in this section?

3. Explain Alex Burnet's feelings about the court case against her father.

4. When Adam's behavior suddenly changes and he goes off drugs and gets a job, Josh tells their mother about the retrovirus Adam inhaled. Then, their mother asks Josh to send some of the retrovirus to a drug-addicted son of a friend. Do you agree with that request or Josh's reaction to it? Why or why not?

5. Do you agree with Josh's attitude when Adam inhales the retrovirus? Why or why not?

6. Brad Gordon is visited by a beautiful woman who reminds him how helpful his uncle has always been to him. To pay him back, the woman instructs Brad to contaminate the Burnet cell line at BioGen. Brad agrees. What further insight does that give into Brad's character?

7. Explain how Robert Bellarmino is introduced and what it could mean for future chapters.

8. Explain how Gail Bond's genetic experimentation on a gray parrot comes back to haunt her.

9. Although bio research can be useful, it can also cause problems. What are some of the potential problems that may be associated with bio research?

10. Explain why Mr. Weller's body can't be properly cremated and what that means for Marty Roberts.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Deception is one of the main themes of the book. Explain three instances where deception was used in the book. Also, explain whether or not you agree with those deceptions or feel they were necessary and why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Josh's mother had the best of intentions in asking Josh to send retrovirus to her neighbor's son and to her cousin in New York. Write an essay on your opinion of the morality of her decision, using both examples from the book and from real life. Since Josh's mother had good intentions, do you feel that it is her fault that things went so badly? Why or why not? Also, what might have happened if the retrovirus wound up in the hands of someone else accidentally, for example a small child?

Essay Topic 3

Answer the following questions about Henry's wife, Lynn, using examples from the story:

1. How did Lynn originally feel about Dave's arrival at the house?

2. By the end of the story, how did Lynn feel about Dave?

3. If you were Lynn, how would you feel about Dave? (Include both the fact that Dave is a chimp hybrid and the fact that he is not related to Lynn herself at all and she is now expected to help raise him.)

4. In your opinion, should Henry have told Lynn about Dave ahead of time? What might have happened if he had?

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