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

2. What item does John notice is missing from the Gordon boat in Chapter 2?
(a) Their passports and other documents.
(b) An aluminum ice chest.
(c) The steering wheel.
(d) Their compass.

3. Who comes to find John in Chapter 3?
(a) Detective Penrose.
(b) Officer Johnson.
(c) Max.
(d) A friend of the Gordons.

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

5. Where does John hang out when he is in Long Island?
(a) A coffee shop called Bob and Jacks.
(b) The Tennis Club.
(c) The barber shop.
(d) The Olde Towne Taverne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What music group is John listening to at the beginning of the novel?

2. Who found the Gordons' bodies?

3. What flag had the Gordons flown on their boat the day of their death?

4. According to Mr. Foster, how many people would be killed by a coffee can full of anthrax being vaporized into the air in Manhattan?

5. Who gives John a ride home from the crime scene in Chapter 2?

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