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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 Burnet meets with Jack Watson, who has just successfully sold Burnet's cells to what university?

2. The young man who was the son of a friend had a heart attack when he was only in his what?

3. Who does Williams give Gerard to?

4. What is Stan's last name?

5. The attorney plans to use a ___________ defense when Brad's case goes to court?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what is learned about Dr. Bellarmino and his family in this section, as well as your opinion on the matter.

2. Explain Dr. Bennett's predicament in this section and how you feel about it.

3. How did Alex's father try to warn Alex of the situation and what objects did he send her to help?

4. 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?

5. Explain how Alex and her son escaped from Vasco.

6. Explain how Josh's previous actions are catching up to him in this section of the book.

7. Explain the incident with the turtle and what it implies.

8. If you were Lynn Kendall, Henry's wife, would you put up with Henry's bringing the chimpanzee hybrid home?

9. With regard to his mother's New York cousin, how does Josh redeem himself a bit in this section of the book?

10. Who, it turns out, was actually responsible for destroying BioGen and contaminating the cell line and why? What is the outcome?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stealing is a key theme of the book.

Part 1: Explain, in detail, three examples from the book of things or ideas that were stolen. What were the reasons behind those thefts?

Part 2: In your opinion, is stealing ever right or ever necessary? Why or why not? Use examples from both the book and life to illustrate your point.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Deception is one of the main themes of the book. Explain three instances where deception was used in the book. Also, explain whether or not you agree with those deceptions or feel they were necessary and why or why not.

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