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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 Guy tell Singer?

2. What does Susana want fixed?

3. How long after the inoculations does the first chimpanzee die?

4. Who does Susana ask for help?

5. What is used to back up the extended lecture about Novo-Druzhina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carson see Nye doing and what is suspicious about his behavior?

2. What frustrates Levine when he is met by reporters at the Ritz Carlton?

3. What does Gil Teece do when he arrives?

4. How does Brent get even with Levine for televising the accident details from Mount Dragon?

5. What does Susana discover about the Fever Tank?

6. Dr. Levine's surprise guests have a serious message. Who are they and what is their message?

7. What is Singer's response to the formal complaint filed by Rosalind against Guy?

8. What is Brandon-Smith's problem with how Guy is handling the research he is doing?

9. How does Levine manage to ensure the truth is revealed without actually revealing it himself?

10. What mistake does Carson make on his first day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the long term impact of gene technology? What are the pros and cons of this technology? Why are the two sides so firmly divided on this issue? Do the benefits outweigh the risks? Do the benefits outweigh the underlying that such technology will forever alter human beings? What are the moral ramifications of genetic therapy? Should genetic enhancement be permitted? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The character named Mime in this story suffers from a disease that is a direct result of drugs taken by his mother while she carried him. What is the physical ailment he suffers from? What did his mother take and why did she take it? How can a parallel be drawn from this example to the current battle that Charles Levine is fighting to stop the research being done at Mount Dragon?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Burt commits an act of faith to create a shortcut in his science. What is the shortcut he takes? His actions cause a domino effect that has CEO Brent Scopes following his lead? What does Scopes do? How does he accomplish this in such a public matter that employees line up to join his example? What are the consequences of this action? If Dr. Burt had not started this ball rolling, is it likely that Scopes would have done what he did? How would the story have been different without these actions?

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