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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What items does Paul Stevens ask to collect from the officers on the ferry, in Chapter 7?
(a) Their guns.
(b) A blood sample.
(c) Their fingerprints.
(d) Any food they may be carrying.

2. How did Max meet the Gordons?
(a) At a boat race.
(b) At a wine tasting.
(c) They were colleagues.
(d) They were neighbors.

3. Why is Mr. Foster somewhat upset at Max in Chapter 4?
(a) He is not upset with Max, but instead really confident in his abilities.
(b) For his involvment of John.
(c) For his tardiness in alerting the FBI of the murders.
(d) For his treatment of the crime scene.

4. What does John order for lunch instead of meat during his visit to Plum Island in Chapter 12?
(a) A muffin.
(b) A salad.
(c) Jell-O.
(d) Pasta.

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 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.

6. What position does Max hold in Southold?
(a) He is a public administrator.
(b) He is a homicide detective.
(c) He is the mayor.
(d) He is the Chief of Police.

7. What color are the locker room doors painted at the facility on Plum Island?
(a) Bright Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

8. What does Dr. Zollner have for lunch in Chapter 12?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) Beef soup.
(c) A salad.
(d) Pasta.

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

10. According to Mr. Foster, how many people would be killed by a coffee can full of anthrax being vaporized into the air in Manhattan?
(a) One million people.
(b) Fifty thousand people.
(c) A minimum of two hundred thousand.
(d) Five thousand people.

11. Where does John hang out when he is in Long Island?
(a) The barber shop.
(b) A coffee shop called Bob and Jacks.
(c) The Tennis Club.
(d) The Olde Towne Taverne.

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

13. What purchase did the Gordon's make with the $25,000?
(a) They purchased a boat.
(b) They purchased a piece of artwork.
(c) They purchased some laboratory equipment.
(d) They purhased some land.

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

15. According to Dr. Zollner, what animal quarantine complex is like the Ellis Island for the animal kingdom?
(a) Alcatraz.
(b) Newburgh Complex.
(c) The Flordia Animal Reserve.
(d) Plum Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Gordons' boat?

2. Who found the Gordons' bodies?

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

4. In what time of year does the book open?

5. What did the early settlers of the sixteen and seventeen hundreds use Plum Island for?

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