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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does John go after leaving the Bayview Hotel in Chapter 25?
(a) Home.
(b) To the beach for a swim.
(c) The beach where the lovers are suspected of video taping the crash of Flight 800.
(d) To a bar for a drink.

2. What does John request when he first arrives at the Bayview Hotel in Chapter 23?
(a) To see the library rental receipts.
(b) To rent a room with cash.
(c) To see the manager.
(d) To speak with the housekeeper.

3. What is the CIA's explanation for the hundreds of witness reports that claim to have seen the same thing?
(a) A short circuit.
(b) A freak storm.
(c) Pilot error.
(d) An optical illusion.

4. What is significant about the relationship between the two lovers on the beach?
(a) They are both teachers.
(b) They are both politicians.
(c) They are both legally separated.
(d) They are both married to other people.

5. What theory does Kate claim is in a category all its own?
(a) A plasma ray gun.
(b) Terrorism.
(c) Aliens.
(d) Friendly fire.

6. How does Kate tell John she learned the name of the hotel on the blanket?
(a) She called local hotels until a manager admitted to a missing blanket.
(b) She stole a look at the investigative report.
(c) She asked Ted Nash.
(d) She investigated the blanket and camera lens cap.

7. Why was Kate unable to see a police report on the items found on the beach the night of the plane crash?
(a) The FBI took it.
(b) The CIA destroyed it.
(c) There never was one.
(d) The cops lost it.

8. What does John do in Chapter 22 that is against ATTF regulations?
(a) Turns off his beeper and cell phone.
(b) Argues with Kate on company property.
(c) Calls in sick.
(d) Investigates the Bayview Hotel on ATTF time.

9. What part of the investigation did the FBI hide from Marie?
(a) The name of the couple staying at the Bayview.
(b) The possibility of infidelity.
(c) The possibility of a video recording of the crash.
(d) The name of the hotel.

10. Who made the video John watches that refutes mechanical failure as the cause of the crash of Flight 800?
(a) The NTSB.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The FBI.
(d) Conspiracy theorists.

11. What business is John's office mate investigating that he believes to be a front for terrorism?
(a) A Jewish deli.
(b) An Islamic charity.
(c) An Arab charity.
(d) A Greek deli.

12. Who is Khalil?
(a) The terrorist who tried to kill John.
(b) The terrorist who bombed the USS Cole.
(c) The terrorist who bombed Flight 800.
(d) The terrorist who bombed the World Trade Center in 1993.

13. What room in the Bayview Hotel does John request he be allowed to view in Chapter 25?
(a) Room 103.
(b) Room 302.
(c) Room 203.
(d) Room 503.

14. Why does Kate ask John to re-investigate the crash of TWA Flight 800?
(a) She does not believe the truth has come out.
(b) She does not believe a missile took the plane down.
(c) She believes their might still be survivors out there.
(d) She believes the original investigation was corrupt.

15. Why does Tom Spruck not believe an American missile could have caused the crash of TWA Flight 800?
(a) No American would target an American passenger plane.
(b) If people knew about it, they would have talked.
(c) American missiles do not have the power this missile clearly had.
(d) The government does not have the power to hide such a large mistake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Fanelli guessed about John and warns him to stay away from in Chapter 29?

2. What does Kate tell John was found on this beach?

3. What information does John learn in Chapter 24 the FBI purged from the hotel computers?

4. What motivation causes John to decide to investigate the crash of Flight 800 despite the inherent dangers?

5. What is the name of the hotel on the blanket found on the beach the night of the crash of Flight 800?

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