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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. The Weller family is suing what hospital?
2. Borden discovers that what is gone, upon opening the elevator?
3. The person looking for the patent doesn't want to be left out in the cold when Rick Diehl discovers that the maturity gene does what?
4. Frank's doctor eventually asked him to come in for tests every three months for how many years?
5. What is Frank's daughter's name?
Short Essay Questions
1. Do you agree with Josh's attitude when Adam inhales the retrovirus? Why or why not?
2. Explain why Mr. Weller's body can't be properly cremated and what that means for Marty Roberts.
3. 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?
4. Explain how Dr. Bellarmino shows conflicting attitude is this section of the book.
5. Explain Roberts' sudden change of attitude at the cemetery and the results of it.
6. Describe Jack Watson's reaction to the news that RIck's car was stolen and what that indicates about Watson's character.
7. What opinions does Robert Bellarmino express while giving his speech in this section and do you agree with him? Why or why not?
8. Explain how greed motivates Josh and Rick in this section with regards to the maturity gene.
9. How does BioGen try to discredit Frank?
10. Explain Rick Diehl's attitude regarding finding out that his wife cheated on him.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Marty Roberts begins to feel pressure when Mrs. Weller threatens to sue and he is later surprised to see that some of Mr. Weller's bones are missing and then that some are replaced with metal tubes. When he later finds that the lab results were skewed and Mr. Weller may have been poisoned, he is enraged because all of the hospital problems are falling on his head.
Part 1: Do you feel that all hospitals are corrupt in some way or mix up test results, either accidentally or on purpose. For what reasons?
Part 2: If you were in Marty Roberts' place, how would you have handled all of the above mentioned problems at the hospital?
Essay Topic 2
Choose three important lessons that you learned from the book as a whole. Describe what those lessons are, when you learned them and why you feel that they are important. Some examples of topics include:
Animal testing
Human DNA experimentation
Bounty hunting
Legal rights
Stealing
Lying
Essay Topic 3
Using at least five examples from the story, explain what opinion you think Michael Crichton, the author, is trying to give about animal testing. Also, explain whether or not you share that opinion and why.
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