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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. Mr. Bellarmino is speaking at the Congressional Biotechnology Prayer _____________.
(a) Brunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Lunch.

2. What is Henry's last name?
(a) Wandell.
(b) Wendall.
(c) Kimball.
(d) Kendall.

3. Who doesn't believe that the person in Tom's family is his/her father?
(a) Tom himself.
(b) Tom's sister.
(c) Tom's best friend.
(d) Tom's brother.

4. What is Marty Roberts' occupation?
(a) Hospital Administrator.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Medical Examiner.
(d) Lawyer.

5. What is Charlie's last name?
(a) Higgins.
(b) Wuggins.
(c) Wiggins.
(d) Huggins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tom's mother's name?

2. Brad Gordon has a habit of going to the girls' _____________ practices at the local middle school.

3. What is the relationship between Charlie and Henry?

4. What is Borden's first name?

5. What is Rick's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how greed motivates Josh and Rick in this section with regards to the maturity gene.

2. Explain Rick Diehl's attitude regarding finding out that his wife cheated on him.

3. Henry Kendall learns that the blood he took to Roberts is human and that the DNA matches his own. Henry goes to the NIH lab in Bethesda where he was working on a transgenic chimpanzee four years ago when an encephalitis outbreak interrupted. Henry spends time with the chimpanzee, who is, for all intents and purposes, Henry's son, before learning it is to be destroyed. Henry decides to steal the chimpanzee from the lab and take it home, though he is not sure what he will do with him then. Do you feel that it was right for Henry to steal the Chimpanzee?

4. Explain how Gail Bond's genetic experimentation on a gray parrot comes back to haunt her.

5. Do you agree or disagree with Frank's doctor taking his tissue and why?

6. Describe Brad's attitude and activities in this section. What do they say about his moral character?

7. Explain how Dr. Bellarmino shows conflicting attitude is this section of the book.

8. Although bio research can be useful, it can also cause problems. What are some of the potential problems that may be associated with bio research?

9. Brad Gordon is the inept security guard at BioGen. He only has the job because his uncle is Jack Watson, an investor in the company. Do you agree with Brad being given the job at BioGen or relatives being given jobs, in general, in real life?

10. The book focuses on bio research, as is made clear in the prologue. What are some of the potential benefits of bio research?

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