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

3. What type of things do they study on Plum Island, according to Ted Nash?
(a) Biological warfare.
(b) He refuses to give any information about what is studied.
(c) Strictly animal diseases.
(d) Strictly human diseases.

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

5. How old is John?
(a) Mid-thirties.
(b) Mid-fifties.
(c) Mid-twenties.
(d) Mid-forties.

6. Where is the sister lab to Plum Island?
(a) In the San Juan Islands in Washington.
(b) On an island off the coast of Italy.
(c) South of London, England.
(d) Off the coast of San Diego.

7. What type of residents occupy the North Fork of Long Island?
(a) Actors and publishing types.
(b) Writers and Artists.
(c) Wealthy aristocrats.
(d) Farmers and fishermen.

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

9. What position did Tom hold in the laboratory?
(a) He was the assistant project supervisor.
(b) He was the senior researcher.
(c) He was the project supervisor.
(d) He was a lab technician.

10. 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 house cleaner had seen them come home.
(c) Their boat engine was still warm.
(d) They had a punched time card in their pockets.

11. What precinct did John work for prior to the beginning of the book?
(a) Manhattan North.
(b) Manhattan South.
(c) New Jersey East.
(d) Brooklyn.

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

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

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

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