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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mr. Foster somewhat upset at Max in Chapter 4?
(a) He is not upset with Max, but instead really confident in his abilities.
(b) For his involvment of John.
(c) For his tardiness in alerting the FBI of the murders.
(d) For his treatment of the crime scene.

2. What type of things do they study on Plum Island, according to Ted Nash?
(a) He refuses to give any information about what is studied.
(b) Biological warfare.
(c) Strictly animal diseases.
(d) Strictly human diseases.

3. Who does Ted Nash quote when the clock strikes twelve in Chapter 4?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Keats.

4. How old is John?
(a) Mid-forties.
(b) Mid-thirties.
(c) Mid-fifties.
(d) Mid-twenties.

5. What adornment to his clothing did Max make for the press for the visit from the Feds in Chapter 4?
(a) He wore a handkerchief in his lapel.
(b) He wore his full uniform.
(c) He wore a tie.
(d) He wore a clean polo shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John claim to hang out when he is in the city?

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

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?

4. In the past, what had Gordon confided to John was his greatest fear?

5. What recent disease was caught by humans from animals, and was being studied on Plum Island?

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