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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. Alex calls _____________ and arranges to trade cars for the day.

2. In Bethesda, Georgia Bellarmino searches her daughter's room and finds what hidden in her bathroom?

3. How does Stan get rid of Gerard?

4. Rick Diehl's lawyers tell him that he owns the Burnet cell line, therefore he has a right to take it from where?

5. Mr. Bond gives the client what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you agree or disagree with Ellis Levine wanting to sue Josh for his mother's Alzheimer's symptoms?

2. What ordeal does Gerard face when Stan Milgram drops him at the side of the road?

3. 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?

4. Explain the interactions between Stan Milgram and Gerard in this section and Stan's unusual reaction to Gerard.

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

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

7. Explain the case of mistaken identity in this section and how everyone is able to track the kidnappers.

8. Describe the advertising meeting in London.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the characters in the book are intertwined. Explain how those characters are connected, with special emphasis on how Alex and her son are connected to the Kendalls. What significance does that have, particularly towards the end of the story. Also, how does Gerard tie into those events?

Essay Topic 2

Josh's mother had the best of intentions in asking Josh to send retrovirus to her neighbor's son and to her cousin in New York. Write an essay on your opinion of the morality of her decision, using both examples from the book and from real life. Since Josh's mother had good intentions, do you feel that it is her fault that things went so badly? Why or why not? Also, what might have happened if the retrovirus wound up in the hands of someone else accidentally, for example a small child?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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