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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 is Mr. Foster somewhat upset at Max in Chapter 4?
(a) For his tardiness in alerting the FBI of the murders.
(b) He is not upset with Max, but instead really confident in his abilities.
(c) For his involvment of John.
(d) For his treatment of the crime scene.

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

3. Where did Paul Stevens earn his degree?
(a) Dartmouth.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Michigan State.
(d) Yale.

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

5. What type of gun does Ted Nash carry?
(a) He doesn't carry a gun.
(b) A .45.
(c) A .38.
(d) A .62.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of John's partner back in New York?

2. When John is meeting with the other officials in the Gordons' kitchen in Chapter 4, what does he drink?

3. According to Dr. Zollner, what animal quarantine complex is like the Ellis Island for the animal kingdom?

4. What flag had the Gordons flown on their boat the day of their death?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the Olde Towne Taverne.

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

5. 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?

6. Describe the Gordons' house.

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

8. What reasons does John come up with, when contemplating Gordon continuing the case in Chapter 6?

9. Why doesn't John think that the Gordons would sell biological warfare materials?

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

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