2. 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) A minimum of two hundred thousand.
(b) Fifty thousand people.
(c) One million people.
(d) Five thousand people.

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

4. 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) Off the coast of San Diego.
(d) South of London, England.

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

6. What gives John goose bumps at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) The memory of the Gordons' bodies.
(b) The fog climbing out of the bay.
(c) The sound of the wind echoing in the chimney.
(d) The sound of a whistle coming from outside.

7. Based on their checkbook, how much money did the Gordons make annually?
(a) One hundred fifty thousand dollars.
(b) Fifty thousand dollars.
(c) Seventy-five thousand dollars.
(d) Ninety thousand dollars.

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

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

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

11. What security clearance does John receive on Plum Island, in Chapter 10?
(a) Zones 1-5.
(b) Just Zone 1.
(c) Zones 1-4.
(d) Zones 1-3.

12. According to John, what is the worst thing that has happened to American law enforcement since Prohibition?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Computers.
(c) Pornography.
(d) Automatic guns.

13. Why does Nash think it may be difficult to determine if the Gordons removed any samples from Plum Island, in Chapter 4?
(a) Because bacteria like to reproduce and are low-tech.
(b) Because the computer system at Plum Island had been down for the week.
(c) Because there is not a great security system at Plum Island.
(d) Because the Gordon's had very high security clearance.

14. What article in the local newspaper does John read in Chapter 7 that seems pertinent to the investigation?
(a) An obituary about Tom Gordon.
(b) An article about the drug trade.
(c) An article about winery on Long Island.
(d) An article about Plum Island.

15. What time does John wake up, in Chapter 7?
(a) He sleeps until noon.
(b) Eight a.m.
(c) Six a.m.
(d) Seven a.m.