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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What local society did the Gordons belong to?
(a) The Peconic Historical Society.
(b) A Literacy Society.
(c) A transcendental religious society.
(d) Big Brothers Big Sisters.

2. What do they discover on the Gordons' land they purchased from Margaret Wiley?
(a) A small shack.
(b) A time capsule with papers in it.
(c) The aluminum cooler.
(d) A manmade cave.

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

4. According to Beth, how fast does the wind have to be for a storm to be classified as a hurricane?
(a) Forty knots.
(b) Twenty-two knots.
(c) One hundred knots.
(d) Sixty knots.

5. What does Dr. Zollner believe that the Gordons wanted more than being rich?
(a) They wanted to be famous.
(b) They wanted to remain anonymous.
(c) They wanted freedom to test new theories.
(d) They wanted a high-ranking, more powerful position.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of John's partner back in New York?

2. What unique object is Emma wearing when Tom meets her at this historical society in Chapter 21?

3. When Beth and John finally look behind them in Chapter 33, what do they see?

4. What time does Beth tell John to meet her for the ferry to Plum Island, in Chapter 6?

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

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