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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the numbers 303 signify on the Gordons' formula boat?
(a) It is the length of the boat.
(b) It is the anniversary day and month of the Gordons.
(c) It is the Gordon's address.
(d) It is the number of perfection.

2. What is the name of the Plum Island security director?
(a) Paul Stevens.
(b) Everett Lewis.
(c) John Hodgkins.
(d) Shawn Davies.

3. What time does Beth tell John to meet her for the ferry to Plum Island, in Chapter 6?
(a) Six a.m.
(b) Eight a.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) Ten a.m.

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

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

6. 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 guns.
(c) A blood sample.
(d) Their fingerprints.

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

8. What is the name of the fingerprinting specialist working the Gordon crime scene?
(a) Richard Munns.
(b) Lucy Harris.
(c) Sally Hines.
(d) David Cardon.

9. What does John find in a book about boat navigation at the Gordons' house that seems suspicious?
(a) A serial number written on a page featuring Plum Island.
(b) A map with several meeting points designated.
(c) A letter tucked between the pages.
(d) A copy of access codes to Plum Island facilities.

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

11. What music group is John listening to at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Aeorosmith.
(b) Wham.
(c) The Big Chill.
(d) He isn't listening to music; he just likes the sounds of locusts.

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

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

14. Who gives John a ride home from the crime scene in Chapter 2?
(a) Officer Johnson.
(b) Officer Penrose.
(c) He walks home.
(d) Max.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What recent disease was caught by humans from animals, and was being studied on Plum Island?

2. Why doesn't John want to tell Beth of his discoveries about the Gordons' finances when she calls in Chapter 6?

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

4. What position did Tom hold in the laboratory?

5. What is the name of the fort built on Plum Island?

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