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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does Beth tell John to meet her for the ferry to Plum Island, in Chapter 6?
(a) Six a.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) Eight a.m.
(d) Ten a.m.

2. Where does John claim to hang out when he is in the city?
(a) The National Arts Club.
(b) The YMCA.
(c) Yankee Stadium.
(d) The bar called Blue Caboose.

3. According to Mr. Foster, how many people would be killed by a coffee can full of anthrax being vaporized into the air in Manhattan?
(a) One million people.
(b) A minimum of two hundred thousand.
(c) Fifty thousand people.
(d) Five thousand people.

4. What is the name of the Plum Island security director?
(a) Everett Lewis.
(b) Paul Stevens.
(c) Shawn Davies.
(d) John Hodgkins.

5. Why does Nash think it may be difficult to determine if the Gordons removed any samples from Plum Island, in Chapter 4?
(a) Because bacteria like to reproduce and are low-tech.
(b) Because there is not a great security system at Plum Island.
(c) Because the computer system at Plum Island had been down for the week.
(d) Because the Gordon's had very high security clearance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John hang out when he is in Long Island?

2. What type of things do they study on Plum Island, according to Ted Nash?

3. When John is meeting with the other officials in the Gordons' kitchen in Chapter 4, what does he drink?

4. What precinct did John work for prior to the beginning of the book?

5. What teams are playing the football game that John is watching in Chapter 3?

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