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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Hall, a surgeon, chosen for the team?
(a) because they needed one scientist who wasn't married
(b) because they needed one medical doctor
(c) because he had a great personality
(d) officials who believe in The Odd Man Hypothesis wanted him

2. On the way to Wildfire, what does Dr. Leavitt tell Dr. Hall to do?
(a) make out his will
(b) call his mother and tell her where he is
(c) take Leavitt's blood pressure
(d) to read the project file before arriving at Wildfire

3. Where is Mission Control for Project Scoop located?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Vandenberg Airforce Base
(c) Ft. Sill, Oklahoma
(d) NASA headquarters in Birmingham

4. What does Dr. Hall think about the Wildfire project?
(a) that the government is totally paronoid
(b) he believed the whole project was theoretical and never expected to actually be called
(c) it is a stupid waste of money
(d) that the government can't do anything right, including Wildfire

5. What is Manchek asked to do when he calls to alert Wildfire?
(a) nothing, activating Wildfire is completely automated
(b) to write up a report of the incident
(c) to destroy all evidence
(d) to meet with the scientists

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do they find alive in the town?

2. What does Manchek do after he finishes the call with Jagger?

3. What spurred significant advances in biological science?

4. What is Lt. Shawn looking at with a pair of binoculars at the start of the book?

5. Why are the private and lieutenant looking for the Scoop satellite?

(see the answer key)

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