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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the fort built on Plum Island?
(a) Fort Pecony.
(b) Fort Washington.
(c) Fort Terry.
(d) The North Shore Fort.

2. What is the name of the ferry that John takes to Plum Island?
(a) The Plum Princess.
(b) The Plum Runner.
(c) The Plum Pride.
(d) The Plum Escape.

3. What is the strait of water between Orient Point and Plum Island known as?
(a) Plum Alley.
(b) Orient Way.
(c) The Plum Strait.
(d) Plum Gut.

4. What quality does John think Beth lacks to make a good detective?
(a) Experience.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Tenacity.

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

6. What teams are playing the football game that John is watching in Chapter 3?
(a) New Orleans vs. Michigan.
(b) Dallas vs. New York.
(c) St. Louis vs. Pittsburg.
(d) San Diego vs. New York.

7. Why did John decide to become a detective?
(a) It bothers him that there are things he doesn't know.
(b) He loved detective novels as a child.
(c) He was recruited in college after he scored highly on a test.
(d) He was offered detective training by his cousin, an officer, who encouraged him to become one.

8. What type of gun does Ted Nash carry?
(a) A .38.
(b) A .45.
(c) He doesn't carry a gun.
(d) A .62.

9. What security clearance did the Gordons have on Plum Island?
(a) Zones 1-2.
(b) Zones 1-3.
(c) Zones 1-5.
(d) Zones 1-4.

10. What lingering memory from a crime scene does John have the most difficulty forgetting?
(a) The taste of death in the air.
(b) The smell of death.
(c) The sound of the silence.
(d) The sight of the bodies.

11. 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 house cleaner had seen them come home.
(c) Their boat engine was still warm.
(d) They were seen just before at a pet shop, buying a puppy.

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

13. What gives John goose bumps at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) The fog climbing out of the bay.
(b) The memory of the Gordons' bodies.
(c) The sound of the wind echoing in the chimney.
(d) The sound of a whistle coming from outside.

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

15. What is the name of John's partner back in New York?
(a) Tony Smith.
(b) Nick Pencola.
(c) Mark Vincetti.
(d) Dom Fanelli.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sign is on the Zone Four door of the Plum Island facility?

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

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

4. What security clearance does John receive on Plum Island, in Chapter 10?

5. According to John, what is the worst thing that has happened to American law enforcement since Prohibition?

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