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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. Frank believed what about the frequent tests?
2. What is Josh Winkler's partner's name?
3. Frank's doctor eventually asked him to come in for tests every three months for how many years?
4. Josh's mother's New York relative is ______________.
5. The fugitive and the woman leave the hotel room to go where?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the results of the meeting between Alex, Frank and the university lawyers. Do you agree or disagree with the lawyers and why?
2. 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?
3. Describe Jack Watson's role in the prologue and what it could mean to the rest of the story.
4. Explain how Gail Bond's genetic experimentation on a gray parrot comes back to haunt her.
5. Based on information int his section, what sort of person is Emily Weller?
6. Explain Rick Diehl's attitude regarding finding out that his wife cheated on him.
7. Explain Henry Kendall's reaction to the news of a talking orangutan in Sumatra.
8. Explain Alex Burnet's feelings about the court case against her father.
9. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 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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