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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. Where was Tom Gordon's bullet wound that killed him?
(a) In his throat.
(b) In the side of his left temple.
(c) In his left breast.
(d) Through the bridge of his nose.

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

3. What quality does John think Beth lacks to make a good detective?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Tenacity.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Experience.

4. What part of the fort on Plum Island is still in use?
(a) The mess hall.
(b) The jailhouse.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The fire house.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Dr. Zollner, what is the Department of Agriculture the animal equivalent of?

3. Whose voice does John's voice-warning and advisory system in his car remind him of?

4. What do the numbers 303 signify on the Gordons' formula boat?

5. Who comes to find John in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What rule does John have for himself about getting involved in a case?

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

5. Describe the appearance of Ted Nash when John is introduced to him in Chapter 4.

6. How does Dr. Chen explain her job to John?

7. Describe the Gordons' house.

8. 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?

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

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

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