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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 visits Levine the next morning?

2. Where is Carson's lab and workstation?

3. Who does Carson see in the desert?

4. What is the name of the OHSA inspector?

5. What is the protocol following exposure?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Levine convince Mime to help him break into GeneDyne's computer system?

2. What is the protocol that is followed when a breach of this kind occurs?

3. How does Mime force Guy to listen to Levine?

4. What is Rosalind's behavior like when she is scratched? How does that affect Roger?

5. What does Gil Teece do when he arrives?

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

7. Who assumes control after Rosalind is exposed and why?

8. Who takes Guy on his orientation of the Mount Dragon facility and what area is avoided?

9. Who does Carson run into when he climbs the cylinder that Mount Dragon is named for, and what is revealed?

10. What event does Dr. Charles Levine disclose to his audience after he finishes a lecture at Harvard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Brent Scopes is attempting to negotiate a sale with the Army and General Harrington specifically. What is he trying to sell? What prompted him to sell this item now instead of continuing with the research and pursuing its original design? Why is he convinced that the sale of this item would be harmless despite its obvious risk factors? How does he justify his behavior?

Essay Topic 3

What does Dr. Levine reveal to his audience after finishing a lecture at Harvard? Why is the issue so controversial? What was the basis for the accident in Novo-Druzhina and why was it so frightening? What is so explosive about the satellite footage that the Soviet's would rather it not be divulged? Why has nothing been done to correct the issue to date? How does that impact Levine's attitude towards gene testing?

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