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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. Josh's mother wants Josh to help who else, besides Adam?
(a) Her boss.
(b) The son of a friend.
(c) Her boss's wife.
(d) The neighbor's daughter.

2. Roberts calls Mrs. Weller and suggests that she do what?
(a) Lock all her doors, stop answering her phone and stay in for a few days.
(b) Leave town.
(c) Have the body cremated.
(d) Come to Roberts' office immediately.

3. Josh's mother calls him and asks that he send a canister of the retrovirus to New York in order to help her ______________.
(a) Cousin.
(b) Friend.
(c) Mother.
(d) Niece.

4. How does the death occur?
(a) Falling from the building.
(b) Shooting.
(c) Strangulation.
(d) Nitrogen gas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Adam told his mother that Josh gave him a what?

2. Mrs. Bond spends the night with her lover who is also her ______________.

3. Henry infused his DNA with that of a what?

4. Rick Diehl discovers that his what has been stolen?

5. Rick Diehl is playing _____________ with Jack Watson.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain how the Levines are further identified, in Chapter 23 and what that could mean later, as things develop.

4. Do you agree with the hospital's reaction of destroying the remaining tissues in the Weller case when Emily Weller requests her own investigation?

5. Describe Jack Watson's reaction to the news that RIck's car was stolen and what that indicates about Watson's character.

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

7. Explain Roberts' sudden change of attitude at the cemetery and the results of it.

8. In the prologue, the reader is introduced to a fugitive who stole embryos from his place of work, a research lab. What possible motives might the fugitive have had and do you agree with those motives?

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. Explain Alex Burnet's feelings about the court case against her father.

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