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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. What is Rick's last name?
2. The fugitive locks himself in what?
3. What is Frank's last name?
4. Henry Kendall goes to his old friend, Marty Roberts, and asks him to run a test on __________ he was sent in the mail.
5. Mrs. Weller is unhappy about being where?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain Roberts' sudden change of attitude at the cemetery and the results of it.
2. Describe Jack Watson's reaction to the news that RIck's car was stolen and what that indicates about Watson's character.
3. When Adam's behavior suddenly changes and he goes off drugs and gets a job, Josh tells their mother about the retrovirus Adam inhaled. Then, their mother asks Josh to send some of the retrovirus to a drug-addicted son of a friend. Do you agree with that request or Josh's reaction to it? Why or why not?
4. In previous chapters, Rick wanted custody of his children. Now, he has that custody, but with what results? What does that reveal about his character and his wife's?
5. Explain the results of the meeting between Alex, Frank and the university lawyers. Do you agree or disagree with the lawyers and why?
6. How does BioGen try to discredit Frank?
7. Do you agree or disagree with Frank's doctor taking his tissue and why?
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. Explain how greed motivates Josh and Rick in this section with regards to the maturity gene.
10. What opinions does Robert Bellarmino express while giving his speech in this section and do you agree with him? Why or why not?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Josh Winkler takes a retrovirus from his lab and, by accident, his brother, Adam, inhales it.
Part 1: Why did Josh take the retrovirus from the lab?
Part 2: Was Josh as greedy as Rick, Marty or Robert, as the book progressed? Why or why not?
Part 3: Use examples from the book to explain the different phases of greed, guilt and redemption for Josh.
Essay Topic 2
Many of the characters evolve throughout the story. Choose any one of the following characters and discuss the major events and changes they went through, as the story progressed.
Robert Bellarmino
Brad
Marty Roberts
Josh
Alex
Vasco
Essay Topic 3
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?
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