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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. In what state is Mr. Bellarmino giving a speech?

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

3. Roberts confronts who about the situation at the cemetery?

4. The fugitive meets with a woman of what nationality in his room?

5. Who is Brad the nephew of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. Explain how Robert Bellarmino is introduced and what it could mean for future chapters.

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

9. How does BioGen try to discredit Frank?

10. Do you agree with Josh's attitude when Adam inhales the retrovirus? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many events are foreshadowed in the book. Describe at least four examples where foreshadowing was used and also discuss the results of those events.

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

A central topic of the book is animal experimentation. Answer the following questions comparing Gerard's case to Dave's:

1. Since breeding a chimpanzee with a man can be potentially dangerous, do you feel that Henry should not have experimented with an embryo to create Dave? Why or why not?

2. Since giving Gerard, a parrot, super intelligence does not seem outwardly dangerous, does that make his case more acceptable than Dave's? Use several examples from the story and real life to explain your opinion.

3. Do you feel that Gerard, Dave, neither or both should be considered property? Does heightened intelligence automatically indicate that they should be considered intelligent beings in charge of their own lives, or are they property, since they were the result of lab experiments?

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