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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. What type of food was served at the restaurant?

2. What is NBL?

3. What activity did Thad claim to take part in on the weekend?

4. What is the name of the man Thad meets on the roof?

5. What items did Gibson offer to show Sonya?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the beginning of the end for Thad and Sonya?

2. How did Gordon become involved in Thad's plan? What was Gordon's opinion on Thad's plan?

3. The author uses foreshadowing to predict Thad's downfall. What did the author suggest?

4. How did Thad become involved with the other scientists? Where did they routinely meet?

5. Examine Thad's first day on the job.

6. What was the next step after the FBI became involved? What did Axel realize?

7. What was Axel's biggest concern about purchasing moon rocks? What was one of the first things he did about it?

8. How did Thad's relationship with Sonya alienate his parents?

9. What was Thad's daring plan? What was Helms' warning?

10. Explain Thad's application to NBL, his competition and how he got the job.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine how the heist affected Everett Gibson. Why was Gibson so distraught? What loss did Gibson suffer? Were the items ever recovered? How did Thad feel about Gibson's grief? How was Thad responsible? What do you think happened to the items? Would Gibson recover? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Thad's upbringing in the Mormon culture. Why was it different than the upbringing of some of Thad's peers? What other person in the book was Mormon? What obstacle threatened Thad's Mormon faith?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Thad's life in prison. How long was Thad in prison? Why was the case considered to be federal? How did that affect Thad's sentence? How was Thad treated in prison? When was he released? What activities did Thad participate in during his imprisonment? How were the activities beneficial? Explain.

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