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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 does Dr. Stone tell his wife as he leaves?
(a) that there must be some mistake, he'll go clear it up
(b) that he'd see her tomorrow
(c) that he will be gone for an indefinite number of weeks
(d) that it's an emergency epidemic and to pack her bag

2. What is Lt. Shawn looking at with a pair of binoculars at the start of the book?
(a) a couple of bears
(b) the town of Piedmont, Arizona
(c) two purple vans with peace symbols
(d) his brother's backyard

3. When Dr. Stone hears of Merrick's theory what does he do?
(a) he thinks Merrick should be fired from his position
(b) acts as an advocate for research into this possibility
(c) he thinks there's nothing that can be done about it
(d) he laughs at them

4. What does Hall do about his appointment to Wildfire?
(a) nothing, he has never taken his commitment to Wildfire seriously
(b) he demands to appoint a friend of his to the project
(c) he asks for all the information so he can keep abreast of new developments
(d) he demands more money than the government is offering

5. What does Stone ask Manchek to call for to take care of the danger at Piedmont?
(a) the National Guard
(b) a thousand ultraviolet lights
(c) a limited thermo-nuclear strike to sanitize the area
(d) a load of pesticides to spray on Piedmont

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first response to Mancheck's call to Wildfire?

2. What does Jagger conclude about the white spots, based on the temperature?

3. How does Manchek contact Wildfire?

4. How does the President respond to Stone's request for a directive 7-12?

5. On the way to Wildfire, what does Dr. Leavitt tell Dr. Hall to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, the narrator discusses the nature of crisis from a historical perspective. What does he have to say about the nature of crisis?

2. Write about the narrator. What is his purpose? How is his purpose carried out?

3. Describe the Odd Man Hypothesis. Do you think it's a good idea?

4. What were the two things Stone and Burton knew when they landed in Piedmont?

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

6. On level 1 what does Stone tell the men when he briefs them about the Wildfire lab?

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

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

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

10. Describe what happens at Dr. Stone's house when he's called for Wildfire.

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