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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 wine does Tobin recommend to John in Chapter 16?
(a) The house red wine.
(b) A '95 Merlot.
(c) A '92 Chambray.
(d) A new white wine.

2. When John mentions that he is thinking of resigning in Chapter 13, how does Beth respond?
(a) She asks him to stay.
(b) She doesn't reply, but asks Max to convince him to stay.
(c) She accepts his resignation.
(d) She goads him into rescinding his resignation.

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

4. What is the name of the Gordons' boat?
(a) Spirochete.
(b) Bio 101.
(c) Shazam.
(d) Peaceful Prince.

5. When John is meeting with the other officials in the Gordons' kitchen in Chapter 4, what does he drink?
(a) Beer from the fridge.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tap water.
(d) Chamomile tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Elizabeth Penrose, and several others who are investigating the murder, staying during the investigation?

2. How did Max meet the Gordons?

3. What does Margaret Wiley's face remind John of?

4. What was Emma's first thought about the cause of the Gordons' murders?

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

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