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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 is the name of the computer crime specialist that John meets in Chapter 5?
(a) Bob Johnson.
(b) Tom Nash.
(c) Mike Resnick.
(d) George Foster.

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

3. What item does John notice is missing from the Gordon boat in Chapter 2?
(a) Their compass.
(b) Their passports and other documents.
(c) The steering wheel.
(d) An aluminum ice chest.

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

5. What documents does John take from the office to study in the living room, in Chapter 5?
(a) A printout of recent emails.
(b) A printout of the Gordon's checkbook activity.
(c) A printout of Judy Gordon's daily diary.
(d) Documents relating to their work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What lingering memory from a crime scene does John have the most difficulty forgetting?

3. What does John find unique about Tom and Judy's office on Plum Island?

4. How did Max meet the Gordons?

5. What image does John have in his head right before he goes to sleep, in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the appearance of Donna Alba.

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

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

6. What is interesting to John and Beth about the type of weapons Stevens and his security forces carry on Plum Island?

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

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

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

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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