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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. Brad tries to call his Uncle Jack but what happens?
2. Gerard began making cell phone tones shortly after he came to live with whom?
3. Billy jumps Jamie in a what?
4. Inside a package from Alex's father is a ________, some cash, and a warning not to use her credit cards if she runs into trouble.
5. Mrs. Bond got into the habit of staying at her lab partner's apartment and then slipping back into her own apartment in time to do what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how Vasco Borden, the bounty hunter mentioned at the beginning of the book, is brought back in this section of the book.
2. How did Alex's father try to warn Alex of the situation and what objects did he send her to help?
3. In Paris, Gail Bond stops spending the night at her own apartment, giving her husband the opportunity to make Gerard, their transgenic bird, disappear. Gail knows her husband is behind the disappearance due to his hatred of the bird, but cannot prove it. What does that say about Gail as a person?
4. If you were Lynn Kendall, Henry's wife, would you put up with Henry's bringing the chimpanzee hybrid home?
5. Explain the interactions between Stan Milgram and Gerard in this section and Stan's unusual reaction to Gerard.
6. With regard to his mother's New York cousin, how does Josh redeem himself a bit in this section of the book?
7. What ordeal does Gerard face when Stan Milgram drops him at the side of the road?
8. Billy Cleever, the sixth grader Dave bit earlier in the day, is on his way home from school with his friends when they see Dave and Jamie up ahead. Billy's friends goad him into getting Dave back for the earlier incident. Billy jumps Jamie in the park, knocking him down. What are your opinions of that incident?
9. How and why do Henry and Lynn's attitudes about having Dave in their home seem to reverse in this section?
10. Describe the advertising meeting in London.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Explain your attitude towards animal testing and embryo experimentation prior to reading the book. Then, explain your opinions on those subjects after reading the book. Did your opinions change? If not, why not? If so, in what ways and at what specific point in the story? Be sure to use plenty of examples from real life and from the book to back up your opinions.
Essay Topic 3
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
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