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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. Why do the Army, the CDC, and Hazleton decide to let the virus run its course?

2. Who is Nancy's buddy in the Level 4 lab?

3. How does Dalgard instruct his staff they should treat the blood and tissue samples?

4. How much do the 91-Tangos get paid?

5. Who decons out with Rhonda?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about the position that C.J. Peters leaves USAMRIID for?

2. How does Nancy Jaax explain her belief that Ebola is airborne?

3. What does Preston carry in his backpack that no one else knows about?

4. Why is USAMRIID upset with what the CDC decides to do with John Coleus?

5. Why does the team from USAMRIID decide to wear civilian clothes?

6. What did the first radio reports say that frightened lab workers in the monkey house?

7. What are the three priorities that Jerry Jaax and Gene Johnson set for the mission?

8. What are the results of Nancy's examination of the monkey's stomach?

9. What is the memory that Nancy has of her father and her childhood?

10. Why does Peters select Jerry Jaax to lead the mission into the monkey house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A quote from the book reads: "a virus can be useful to a species by thinning it out." Students will research the historic outbreaks of plague in the 14th century and the flu outbreak of 1918. How did this concept of "herd immunity" allow the outbreaks to finally end? Do students agree that a virus can be considered "useful"? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how iatrogenesis works.

a. Describe two examples of iatrogenesis that you have read about in the Hot Zone.

b. How could these examples have been prevented?

Essay Topic 3

On page 228, General Russell explains that he wants soldiers with certain qualifications for the biocontainment mission at Reston.

a. What are the qualifications for the soldiers who will be doing the biohazard containment work?

b. Why are those qualifications chosen?

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