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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What recent disease was caught by humans from animals, and was being studied on Plum Island?
(a) Swine flu.
(b) A strain of horse fever.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Mad Cow Disease.

2. What was unique about Judy's autopsy?
(a) She had a strain of ebola.
(b) She had AIDS.
(c) She was one month pregnant.
(d) She had cocaine in her system.

3. What does Dr. Zollner have for lunch in Chapter 12?
(a) A salad.
(b) Beef soup.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) Pasta.

4. How many messages does John have on his answering machine, in Chapter 15?
(a) 18.
(b) 0.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

5. What music group is John listening to at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Aeorosmith.
(b) He isn't listening to music; he just likes the sounds of locusts.
(c) Wham.
(d) The Big Chill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does John think Beth lacks to make a good detective?

2. What is the name of the ferry captain that knew the Gordons?

3. What purchase did the Gordon's make with the $25,000?

4. According to John, what is the worst thing that has happened to American law enforcement since Prohibition?

5. When John mentions that he is thinking of resigning in Chapter 13, how does Beth respond?

(see the answer key)

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