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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 bird is eventually taken to a pet shop where?

2. News of Dave's true nature has gotten out and now the world knows what Henry Kendall has done, but Henry is repulsed when ________ remarks about the usefulness of such a creature.

3. The conservation chief in Tortuguero goes to the beach to see a __________ that is displaying some unusual markings.

4. As soon as Stan is gone Gerard hears what?

5. Gerard knows _______________________ so Mrs. Bond hopes she might hear from him again some day.

Short Essay Questions

1. In Paris, Gail Bond stops spending the night at her own apartment, giving her husband the opportunity to make Gerard, their transgenic bird, disappear. Gail knows her husband is behind the disappearance due to his hatred of the bird, but cannot prove it. What does that say about Gail as a person?

2. Explain the incident with the turtle and what it implies.

3. What was Brad Gordon's final fate in the book and how did it affect another key character?

4. Explain how Bob Koch gets Alex's case straightened out.

5. Explain how Alex and her son escaped from Vasco.

6. Explain how Josh's previous actions are catching up to him in this section of the book.

7. Dave fits in well with the Kendall family, but it does not take long before he realizes that he is different from everyone else. Lynn tries to make him feel better, but has difficulty knowing how to treat him. How might you deal with the situation in Lynn's place?

8. Do you agree or disagree with Ellis Levine wanting to sue Josh for his mother's Alzheimer's symptoms?

9. How did Alex's father try to warn Alex of the situation and what objects did he send her to help?

10. Describe the incident between BIlly, Jamie and Dave in the section.

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

A central topic of the book is animal experimentation. Answer the following questions comparing Gerard's case to Dave's:

1. Since breeding a chimpanzee with a man can be potentially dangerous, do you feel that Henry should not have experimented with an embryo to create Dave? Why or why not?

2. Since giving Gerard, a parrot, super intelligence does not seem outwardly dangerous, does that make his case more acceptable than Dave's? Use several examples from the story and real life to explain your opinion.

3. Do you feel that Gerard, Dave, neither or both should be considered property? Does heightened intelligence automatically indicate that they should be considered intelligent beings in charge of their own lives, or are they property, since they were the result of lab experiments?

Essay Topic 3

One of the big conflicts in the book is whether or not Frank has ownership of his own cells.

Part 1: Who do you feel owns the cells harvested from Frank's body and why?

Part 2: Would your opinion be different if Frank had known his cells were being harvested ahead of time? Why or why not?

Part 3: Even if Frank does not own his own cells, do you feel that his daughter, Alex and her son, Jamie are in possession of stolen cells, since they share DNA with Frank? Why or why not?

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