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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dr. Zollner, what is the Department of Agriculture the animal equivalent of?
(a) The United Nations.
(b) The Department of the Interior.
(c) The Centers for Disease Control.
(d) The Foundation for a Better Life.

2. What car does John own?
(a) A corvette.
(b) An old pontiac.
(c) A new Jeep Grand Cherokee.
(d) He doesn't own a car, but rents a small Chevy truck.

3. Who taught John the entire history and protocol of revenge?
(a) His Father.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His brother.
(d) His Sicilian partner.

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

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

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

7. Who does John give the Gordons' navigation book to?
(a) The fingerprinting specialist.
(b) The FBI agent.
(c) Detective Penrose.
(d) Max.

8. 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.

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

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

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

12. 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) A minimum of two hundred thousand.
(c) Fifty thousand people.
(d) Five thousand people.

13. What is the name of the ferry captain that knew the Gordons?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Doug.
(c) Pete.
(d) Sam.

14. What color is the male locker room at the facility on Plum Island?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Dove gray.
(d) Orange.

15. What time did the police department receive the call about the Gordons' murder?
(a) 7:10 p.m.
(b) 5:50 p.m.
(c) 2:00 a.m.
(d) 8:30 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When John is meeting with the other officials in the Gordons' kitchen in Chapter 4, what does he drink?

4. What vehicle does Max drive?

5. Where does John hang out when he is in Long Island?

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