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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is John frustrated when he hears a new official statement about the Gordons on the radio, citing their theft of a vaccine?
(a) He is annoyed they are being branded as heartless thieves.
(b) He thinks Ted Nash wrote the statement.
(c) He is annoyed he wasn't involved in writing the statement.
(d) He is upset they are closing the case.

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

3. When John tells Emma about the number he found in the Gordons' book, where does she recognize the number from?
(a) As a combination to the historical society vault.
(b) A letter from Captain Kidd to his wife.
(c) As a navigational code from Fredric's boat.
(d) A brochure she saw about Plum Island.

4. Where does Beth want John to meet her at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Her hotel.
(b) The Gordons' home.
(c) The Murphy's home.
(d) His house.

5. Which acquaintance of John's did Beth reveal talking to in Chapter 30?
(a) His ex-wife.
(b) His partner, Dom.
(c) His mother.
(d) His Uncle Harry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John find in a book about boat navigation at the Gordons' house that seems suspicious?

2. What do Beth and John discover in Tobin's cellar?

3. What type of residents occupy the North Fork of Long Island?

4. Who found the Gordons' bodies?

5. What reason does Dr. Zollner give for the basement being off-limits, in Chapter 12?

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