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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Merrick theorize?
(a) that alien species would be hostile
(b) the first alien species encountered by man would be a bacterium
(c) that alien species could not exist
(d) that alien species would contact earth

2. What is the first response to Mancheck's call to Wildfire?
(a) to call the White House
(b) a top-secret cable is issued informing other military units
(c) to shut down the electricity around Piedmont
(d) to call each scientist on the list

3. What kind of theory did noted scholar, Alfred Pockran, have about national crises?
(a) crisis always have a beginning and end
(b) crisis are created by enemies of the nation
(c) crisis are created by politicians for good ratings
(d) crises are created by the individual men involved in the events

4. What does Private Crane do for Lt. Shawn?
(a) cooks his meals
(b) nothing, there is no Private Crane
(c) he is Lt. Shawn's electronics technician
(d) drives the van

5. What does the narrator say about Lieutenant Shawn's life?
(a) that he's been wasting it
(b) that he is young and has a long life ahead of him
(c) that he is soon to start college
(d) that these are the last few moments he will live

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Project Wildfire do?

2. What does Dr. Hall notice about Dr. Leavitt as they get in the sedan that was sent for them?

3. What does the Department of Defense do about Stone's proposal?

4. What do the personnel in the lab have to do to go to level 5?

5. Dr. Stone heads to Piedmont with another scientist. Who is he?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Wildfire put into action by Manchek's phone call?

2. Write a description of Piedmont from Lieutenant Shawn's perspective looking from above.

3. Explain why the government agreed to extend funds and build Wildfire?

4. What does Manchek do after reviewing the intelligence with Jagger?

5. What decontamination processes do the men go through on Level 2, 3 and 4?

6. Describe what the Wildfire lab looks like on first approach.

7. The author states his theme that crises are made up of human personalities. How does he introduce his characters?

8. Already, by chapter 4, the reader can tell this is a technical narrative. How does the author handle the technology?

9. What is it about the narration, the characters and the plot thus revealed that makes you want to read further?

10. What is Jagger's job and what does he say about the reconnoiter photos and what they show.

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