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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What image does John have in his head right before he goes to sleep, in Chapter 6?
(a) The image of the men who shot him.
(b) The image of the waitress who served him dinner.
(c) The image of Detective Elizabeth Penrose's face.
(d) The image of the Jolly Roger flag.

2. What type of artwork does Dr. Zollner have hanging in his office?
(a) Peaceful landscape paintings.
(b) Charcoal portraits.
(c) Egyptian head masks.
(d) Color photographs of bacteria.

3. What lingering memory from a crime scene does John have the most difficulty forgetting?
(a) The taste of death in the air.
(b) The sound of the silence.
(c) The sight of the bodies.
(d) The smell of death.

4. Why does Nash think it may be difficult to determine if the Gordons removed any samples from Plum Island, in Chapter 4?
(a) Because there is not a great security system at Plum Island.
(b) Because the Gordon's had very high security clearance.
(c) Because the computer system at Plum Island had been down for the week.
(d) Because bacteria like to reproduce and are low-tech.

5. What is the name of the ferry that John takes to Plum Island?
(a) The Plum Escape.
(b) The Plum Runner.
(c) The Plum Princess.
(d) The Plum Pride.

6. Who gives John a ride home from the crime scene in Chapter 2?
(a) Officer Johnson.
(b) Max.
(c) He walks home.
(d) Officer Penrose.

7. According to Dr. Zollner, what animal quarantine complex is like the Ellis Island for the animal kingdom?
(a) Newburgh Complex.
(b) Alcatraz.
(c) Plum Island.
(d) The Flordia Animal Reserve.

8. What sign is on the Zone Four door of the Plum Island facility?
(a) A large sticker of the globe.
(b) A picture of a skull with a snake in the eye sockets.
(c) A sign saying BEWARE, KEEP OUT.
(d) A sign with pictures of several animals.

9. What is the name of the fort built on Plum Island?
(a) Fort Washington.
(b) The North Shore Fort.
(c) Fort Pecony.
(d) Fort Terry.

10. What part of the fort on Plum Island is still in use?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The fire house.
(c) The mess hall.
(d) The jailhouse.

11. Where are Elizabeth Penrose, and several others who are investigating the murder, staying during the investigation?
(a) Soundview Inn.
(b) They are staying with Max.
(c) They are staying on Plum Island.
(d) Echo Lodge.

12. What security clearance did the Gordons have on Plum Island?
(a) Zones 1-5.
(b) Zones 1-3.
(c) Zones 1-2.
(d) Zones 1-4.

13. What position did Tom hold in the laboratory?
(a) He was the assistant project supervisor.
(b) He was a lab technician.
(c) He was the senior researcher.
(d) He was the project supervisor.

14. What music group is John listening to at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The Big Chill.
(b) Wham.
(c) Aeorosmith.
(d) He isn't listening to music; he just likes the sounds of locusts.

15. What quality does John think Beth lacks to make a good detective?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Experience.
(d) Tenacity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Zollner have for lunch in Chapter 12?

2. What documents does John take from the office to study in the living room, in Chapter 5?

3. How old is John?

4. Why doesn't John want to tell Beth of his discoveries about the Gordons' finances when she calls in Chapter 6?

5. How did their peers consider the Gordons?

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