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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. The kid says that someone accessed Brad's __________________.

2. What is Rick's last name?

3. Adam told his mother that Josh gave him a what?

4. What is the relationship between Charlie and Henry?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you agree with the hospital's reaction of destroying the remaining tissues in the Weller case when Emily Weller requests her own investigation?

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

3. How does BioGen try to discredit Frank?

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

The topic of animal testing is a sensitive one.

Part 1: Do you condone animal testing? Why or why not?

Part 2: Does your opinion of animal testing depend on which animals are being tested? For example, do you consider testing on mice acceptible, but testing on dogs or cats deplorable? What are your reasons for those opinions?

Part 3: Over all, do you think animal testing is helpful or harmful, both in the book and in real life? Use examples from the book and from real life to back up your responses.

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