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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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's worried there is a phone tap.
(c) He can't remember all of the details because he is so tired.
(d) He wants to study the information on his own before he shares it.

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

3. What sign is on the Zone Four door of the Plum Island facility?
(a) A large sticker of the globe.
(b) A picture of a skull with a snake in the eye sockets.
(c) A sign with pictures of several animals.
(d) A sign saying BEWARE, KEEP OUT.

4. What position did John hold before he got injured?
(a) Parole officer.
(b) Homicide detective.
(c) Highway patrol officer.
(d) Chief of police.

5. 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 sight of the bodies.
(d) The taste of death in the air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Dr. Zollner's assistant?

2. How did their peers consider the Gordons?

3. According to John, what is the worst thing that has happened to American law enforcement since Prohibition?

4. What did the Gordons use to help them find archeological items to dig up on Plum Island?

5. What is the strait of water between Orient Point and Plum Island known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Gordons' house.

2. Why does John suspect that Dr. Chen has been coached in her responses?

3. Describe the appearance of Dr. Zollner.

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

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

6. Describe the appearance of Donna Alba.

7. Why were Tom and Judy Gordon sometimes mistaken for celebrities?

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

9. Describe the appearance of Paul Stevens.

10. 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?

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