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

2. What did the early settlers of the sixteen and seventeen hundreds use Plum Island for?
(a) As a place to grow plums.
(b) For mining precious minerals.
(c) Pasture for their animals.
(d) As a military stronghold.

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

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

5. What color is the male locker room at the facility on Plum Island?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Dove gray.
(c) Orange.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What clue did Max find that led him to think the Gordons had arrived home only shortly before they were murdered?

2. What is the name of the ferry that John takes to Plum Island?

3. What sign is on the Zone Four door of the Plum Island facility?

4. What security clearance did the Gordons have on Plum Island?

5. Who did the Gordons write a $25,000 check to, that looks suspicious to John, in Chapter 6?

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

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

4. Describe John's appearance as he sits on the porch at the opening of the novel.

5. Describe the Gordons' house.

6. What problem does John Corey see with doing nothing and boredom?

7. What hobby had the Gordons taken up on Plum Island that involved Paul Stevens?

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

9. When John sees the pig dying of African swine fever in Chapter 12, what does it remind him of?

10. Describe the Olde Towne Taverne.

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