Plum Island Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Nelson Demille
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Plum Island Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Nelson Demille
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 a high-ranking, more powerful position.
(d) They wanted freedom to test new theories.

4. Where did Paul Stevens earn his degree?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Dartmouth.
(c) Yale.
(d) Michigan State.

5. According to Dr. Chen, what virus were the Gordons researching?
(a) Catarrh.
(b) Swine Flu.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Ebola.

6. What type of artwork does Dr. Zollner have hanging in his office?
(a) Charcoal portraits.
(b) Egyptian head masks.
(c) Peaceful landscape paintings.
(d) Color photographs of bacteria.

7. In the past, what had Gordon confided to John was his greatest fear?
(a) Losing all of his money.
(b) Going blind.
(c) Being kidnapped off of his boat.
(d) Losing his wife.

8. Whose voice does John's voice-warning and advisory system in his car remind him of?
(a) Judy Gordon's voice.
(b) His waitress's voice.
(c) His ex-wife's voice.
(d) Detective Penrose's voice.

9. Based on their checkbook, how much money did the Gordons make annually?
(a) Fifty thousand dollars.
(b) Ninety thousand dollars.
(c) Seventy-five thousand dollars.
(d) One hundred fifty thousand dollars.

10. What documents does John take from the office to study in the living room, in Chapter 5?
(a) A printout of Judy Gordon's daily diary.
(b) A printout of recent emails.
(c) Documents relating to their work.
(d) A printout of the Gordon's checkbook activity.

11. What position did John hold before he got injured?
(a) Highway patrol officer.
(b) Chief of police.
(c) Parole officer.
(d) Homicide detective.

12. What clue did Max find that led him to think the Gordons had arrived home only shortly before they were murdered?
(a) They had a punched time card in their pockets.
(b) Their boat engine was still warm.
(c) Their house cleaner had seen them come home.
(d) They were seen just before at a pet shop, buying a puppy.

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

14. What is the name of the detective from Suffolk County assigned to the Gordon case?
(a) Detective Morinda.
(b) Detective Johnson.
(c) Detective Penrose.
(d) Detective Seigfried.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dr. Zollner, what is the Department of Agriculture the animal equivalent of?

2. Where is the sister lab to Plum Island?

3. What is the name of the computer crime specialist that John meets in Chapter 5?

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

5. What article in the local newspaper does John read in Chapter 7 that seems pertinent to the investigation?

(see the answer keys)

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