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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 goes to a lawyer to find out if there is any way he can get a patent on a component of the maturity gene?

2. Borden discovers that what is gone, upon opening the elevator?

3. Mrs. Bond's first name is what?

4. What is Mr. Bellarmino's first name?

5. Henry Kendall goes to his old friend, Marty Roberts, and asks him to run a test on __________ he was sent in the mail.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does BioGen try to discredit Frank?

2. Based on information int his section, what sort of person is Emily Weller?

3. Why is Frank Burnet suing the Regents of the University of California?

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

5. Describe Jack Watson's role in the prologue and what it could mean to the rest of the story.

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

7. Explain the reaction that Tom Weller's sister has to her father's death. If you were in Tom's sister's position, would you have the same reaction?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rick Diehl tries to get custody of his children by using his wife's genes to show that she is an unfit mother. Answer the following questions about that situation:

1. Do you feel that Rick should have custody of the children? Why or why not?

2. Do you feel that Rick has any right to say that his wife is genetically unfit to have custody? Why or why not?

3. What qualities do you feel make a good parent? Do you think that Rick or his wife have any of those qualities. If yes, which ones? If no, who should get the children, instead?

Essay Topic 2

When Marty Roberts discovers that Mrs. Weller might ahve poisoned her husband, he suggests that she have the body cremated.

Part 1: Explain how cremation would help both Mrs. Weller and Marty Roberts.

Part 2: Explain how the cremation backfired and what Marty did about it.

Part 3: Knowing that Mrs. Weller killed her husband, if you were in Marty Roberts' place, what would you do about it and why?

Essay Topic 3

Explain your attitude towards animal testing and embryo experimentation prior to reading the book. Then, explain your opinions on those subjects after reading the book. Did your opinions change? If not, why not? If so, in what ways and at what specific point in the story? Be sure to use plenty of examples from real life and from the book to back up your opinions.

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