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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. Roberts confronts who about the situation at the cemetery?

2. The fugitive is going to kill whom?

3. Where does Mr. Levine live?

4. Where is Jack giving a speech?

5. What is Josh Winkler's partner's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Do you agree or disagree with Frank's doctor taking his tissue and why?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Explain why Mr. Weller's body can't be properly cremated and what that means for Marty Roberts.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three important lessons that you learned from the book as a whole. Describe what those lessons are, when you learned them and why you feel that they are important. Some examples of topics include:

Animal testing

Human DNA experimentation

Bounty hunting

Legal rights

Stealing

Lying

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, Brad is used as a sort of means to an end. His uncle, Jack, is a major investor in BioGen, and, as a result, Brad is the security guard. Soon after Rick's car is stolen from the lot, though. Brad becomes the target of a setup. Answer the following questions about Brad:

1. What is the relationship between Brad and his uncle like? Does it change throughout the book? If so, in what way.

2. Using examples from the story, explain whether or not you feel that Brad was a mere puppet in the story or that he made conscious decisions that led him to each problem he encountered.

3. Do you feel that the story would have been jsut as good if Brad didn't exist in it? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

One of the big conflicts in the book is whether or not Frank has ownership of his own cells.

Part 1: Who do you feel owns the cells harvested from Frank's body and why?

Part 2: Would your opinion be different if Frank had known his cells were being harvested ahead of time? Why or why not?

Part 3: Even if Frank does not own his own cells, do you feel that his daughter, Alex and her son, Jamie are in possession of stolen cells, since they share DNA with Frank? Why or why not?

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