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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Fifty thousand people.
(c) A minimum of two hundred thousand.
(d) Five thousand people.

2. According to John, what is the worst thing that has happened to American law enforcement since Prohibition?
(a) Pornography.
(b) Computers.
(c) Automatic guns.
(d) Drugs.

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

4. What is John's favorite meal?
(a) A Waldorf Salad.
(b) A cheeseburger and fries.
(c) Pepperoni pizza.
(d) Pasta.

5. What teams are playing the football game that John is watching in Chapter 3?
(a) San Diego vs. New York.
(b) New Orleans vs. Michigan.
(c) St. Louis vs. Pittsburg.
(d) Dallas vs. New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Foster somewhat upset at Max in Chapter 4?

2. In what time of year does the book open?

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

4. Why does Nash think it may be difficult to determine if the Gordons removed any samples from Plum Island, in Chapter 4?

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

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