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

4. What weapon does John use as his off-duty piece?
(a) A Glock 27.
(b) A Sig Sauer.
(c) A small, sharp knife.
(d) A Smith & Wesson .38 revolver.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Max meet the Gordons?

2. What precinct did John work for prior to the beginning of the book?

3. What type of things do they study on Plum Island, according to Ted Nash?

4. Where does John claim to hang out when he is in the city?

5. What is the name of Dr. Zollner's secretary?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Elizabeth tries to ask John about what he knows about the case in Chapter 5, what does he ask her about instead?

2. Why does Max want to bring John on as a consultant in the Gordon case?

3. Describe the Gordons' book collection that John finds in their home.

4. According to Dr. Zollner, what was the job description of the Gordons?

5. Describe the Gordons' house.

6. Why does John think that the person Detective Penrose is going to meet in Chapter 3 is really from the FBI or CIA rather than the Department of Agriculture?

7. Who is Kenneth Gibbs and what does he look like?

8. Describe Uncle Harry's house as it is described in Chapter 1.

9. What quality of Max's does John admire after he hears him on the seven o'clock news in Chapter 7?

10. Why does John decide to meet Detective Penrose to talk with the man from the Department of Agriculture?

(see the answer keys)

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