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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. Who is Major Arthur Manchek?

2. What is the population of Piedmont, Arizona?

3. Who is in the van with Lt. Shawn?

4. What did Merrick theorize?

5. When over the town, Stone and Burton see buzzards eating the bodies. What do they do?

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. Why does Stone believe the Wildfire lab has "the capability to deal with an unknown biologic agent."?

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

5. Write about the procedure the three planes used to look at and take pictures of Piedmont and the capability of the scavenger spy plane.

6. Describe the chain of events, in Stone's mind that has lead up to project Wildfire.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Dr. Leavitt. Did you like him? Does he remind you of anyone you know? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think the Andromeda Strain was aimed at humans? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 3

In this book the government had several "top secret" projects of which few of its citizens were knowledgeable. Do you think this is okay for the government to do? Do you believe that the government should keep secrets from the people? Why or why not? Do you think the government should have first access to all technology? Why or why not?

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