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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 does Lt. Shawn do as he approaches Piedmont?
2. On Jagger's film, one of the white images is in motion. What does that mean?
3. How does Burton appear to Stone?
4. What does Mark Hall learn about the Wildfire lab as he's reading the last of the file?
5. How does the information needed to contact Wildfire read?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Wildfire put into action by Manchek's phone call?
2. Describe the chain of events, in Stone's mind that has lead up to project Wildfire.
3. On level 1 what does Stone tell the men when he briefs them about the Wildfire lab?
4. Write about the first pages of the book and what the author does to grab the reader's attention.
5. What is Jagger's job and what does he say about the reconnoiter photos and what they show.
6. What decontamination processes do the men go through on Level 2, 3 and 4?
7. What does Manchek do after reviewing the intelligence with Jagger?
8. Describe the Odd Man Hypothesis. Do you think it's a good idea?
9. What is Lieutenant Roger Shawn doing at the beginning of the book?
10. Already, by chapter 4, the reader can tell this is a technical narrative. How does the author handle the technology?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One theme explored in this book relates to the rising fear in the mid-twentieth century that mankind would become slaves to technology. Do you think this is possible? Why? Give examples of what you believe illustrates this fear. Do you believe you've become a slave to technology in your own life? How? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Did this book hold your interest throughout? How? Why? If not, why? Describe what parts interested you the most and any parts you thought were boring. Did you foresee the end long before it came? How?
Essay Topic 3
Pretend that the Andromeda Strain was engineered by aliens and sent to earth. Why do you think aliens would do that?
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