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

2. Why doesn't John want to tell Beth of his discoveries about the Gordons' finances when she calls in Chapter 6?
(a) He doesn't trust her.
(b) He can't remember all of the details because he is so tired.
(c) He wants to study the information on his own before he shares it.
(d) He's worried there is a phone tap.

3. What flag had the Gordons flown on their boat the day of their death?
(a) A pennant that said "Prepare to be Boarded."
(b) A pennant that read "The captain is ashore."
(c) A bright blue flag.
(d) A scull and crossbones.

4. How does John know many historical facts about North Fork?
(a) From his Aunt June, who was a member of the historical society.
(b) He doesn't know many facts; just those on the news.
(c) Detective Penrose briefed him on the island's history after he joined the investigation.
(d) He has read quite a bit about the history of the area for fun.

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

6. 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) Pasta.
(d) Jell-O.

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

8. When John mentions that he is thinking of resigning in Chapter 13, how does Beth respond?
(a) She doesn't reply, but asks Max to convince him to stay.
(b) She goads him into rescinding his resignation.
(c) She accepts his resignation.
(d) She asks him to stay.

9. Where are Elizabeth Penrose, and several others who are investigating the murder, staying during the investigation?
(a) They are staying with Max.
(b) Echo Lodge.
(c) They are staying on Plum Island.
(d) Soundview Inn.

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

11. Where was Tom Gordon's bullet wound that killed him?
(a) In the side of his left temple.
(b) Through the bridge of his nose.
(c) In his throat.
(d) In his left breast.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Nash think it may be difficult to determine if the Gordons removed any samples from Plum Island, in Chapter 4?

4. What purchase did the Gordon's make with the $25,000?

5. What is the name of the Plum Island security director?

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