The Hot Zone Study Guide consists of approx. 52 pages of summaries and analysis on The Hot Zone by Richard Preston. Browse the literature study guide below:
Chapter one introduces the reader to Charles Monet. He is a French expatriate working on a sugar plantation in western Kenya. The story begins on New Year's Day, 1980, when Charles and a woman take an overnight trip to Mount Elgon, a formerly active volcano. During their trip, they visit Kitum Cave. (read more)