3. The young man who was the son of a friend had a heart attack when he was only in his what?
(a) Forties.
(b) Thirties.
(c) Teens.
(d) Twenties.

4. Gerard then finds a place where what sort of fruit is growing?
(a) Pears.
(b) Apples.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Peaches.

5. Alex walks to her car and is surrounded by how many men?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Bond is meeting with a client and is told that the client is looking for a unique gift for whom?

2. Mr. Bond gives the client what?

3. Brad tries to call his Uncle Jack but what happens?

4. Mrs. Kendall's son's name is what?

5. The man wants to take blood for a research project, but Brad thinks he is about to be arrested and shoots his gun, killing whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Dave fits in well with the Kendall family, but it does not take long before he realizes that he is different from everyone else. Lynn tries to make him feel better, but has difficulty knowing how to treat him. How might you deal with the situation in Lynn's place?

2. Explain Dr. Bennett's predicament in this section and how you feel about it.

3. What ordeal does Gerard face when Stan Milgram drops him at the side of the road?

4. With regard to his mother's New York cousin, how does Josh redeem himself a bit in this section of the book?

5. Billy Cleever, the sixth grader Dave bit earlier in the day, is on his way home from school with his friends when they see Dave and Jamie up ahead. Billy's friends goad him into getting Dave back for the earlier incident. Billy jumps Jamie in the park, knocking him down. What are your opinions of that incident?

6. In Paris, Barton Williams boards his private jet with Gerard in tow, a gift for his wife. However, Gerard talks so much, repeating the words of everyone on board, that Williams gives him to one of the stewardesses rather than take it home and listen to it talk all the time. The stewardess takes it to a pet shop in Shaker Heights and gives it to the guy behind the counter, Stan Milgram. How do you feel about the way Gerard is being passed about?

7. Describe the advertising meeting in London.

8. Explain how Bob Koch gets Alex's case straightened out.

9. What was Brad Gordon's final fate in the book and how did it affect another key character?

10. Who, it turns out, was actually responsible for destroying BioGen and contaminating the cell line and why? What is the outcome?

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