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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose tombstone stands just off from the Vines' garage?
(a) Sarah Vines.
(b) Dillon Charley.
(c) Benjamin Vines.
(d) Emerson Charley.

2. For what agency does the bacteriologist at the beginning of the novel work?
(a) Cancer Research and Treatment Center.
(b) St. Jude's Research Hospital
(c) National Institutes of Health.
(d) Centers for Disease Control.

3. Where was B.J. Vines when he got sick and had to be flown to a hospital?
(a) Russia.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Hawaii.

4. What kind of car does Jim Chee drive?
(a) A Ford.
(b) A Chevrolet.
(c) A Toyota.
(d) A Honda.

5. What does the second man put into the bed of the truck?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A grocery bag.
(c) An envelope.
(d) A briefcase.

Short Answer Questions

1. During her second year at the lab, what did the bacteriologist begin bringing in with her?

2. As Chee talks with Rosemary, why is B.J. Vines in a hospital?

3. How does the bacteriologist characterize the parking lot she has been watching for several years from her lab's window?

4. What does the word "Dinee" mean?

5. When Rosemary Vines first moved to the Vines' home, who was the foreman of the ranch?

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