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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What part of the fort on Plum Island is still in use?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The jailhouse.
(c) The fire house.
(d) The mess hall.

3. What is the name of the computer crime specialist that John meets in Chapter 5?
(a) Tom Nash.
(b) Bob Johnson.
(c) George Foster.
(d) Mike Resnick.

4. 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 he wasn't involved in writing the statement.
(b) He is upset they are closing the case.
(c) He is annoyed they are being branded as heartless thieves.
(d) He thinks Ted Nash wrote the statement.

5. What time does John wake up, in Chapter 7?
(a) Eight a.m.
(b) Six a.m.
(c) Seven a.m.
(d) He sleeps until noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Edgar decide to go talk to the Gordons on the night of their murder?

2. What local society did the Gordons belong to?

3. Where do Emma and John go to dinner in Chapter 23?

4. When John tells Emma about the number he found in the Gordons' book, where does she recognize the number from?

5. Based on their checkbook, how much money did the Gordons make annually?

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