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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. In the past, what had Gordon confided to John was his greatest fear?
(a) Going blind.
(b) Being kidnapped off of his boat.
(c) Losing his wife.
(d) Losing all of his money.

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

3. When John mentions that he is thinking of resigning in Chapter 13, how does Beth respond?
(a) She asks him to stay.
(b) She accepts his resignation.
(c) She doesn't reply, but asks Max to convince him to stay.
(d) She goads him into rescinding his resignation.

4. What car does John own?
(a) A corvette.
(b) He doesn't own a car, but rents a small Chevy truck.
(c) An old pontiac.
(d) A new Jeep Grand Cherokee.

5. What adornment to his clothing did Max make for the press for the visit from the Feds in Chapter 4?
(a) He wore his full uniform.
(b) He wore a tie.
(c) He wore a handkerchief in his lapel.
(d) He wore a clean polo shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did the police department receive the call about the Gordons' murder?

2. What gives John goose bumps at the end of Chapter 6?

3. Where is the sister lab to Plum Island?

4. What did the early settlers of the sixteen and seventeen hundreds use Plum Island for?

5. Who taught John the entire history and protocol of revenge?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the Olde Towne Taverne.

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

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

5. What is Dr. Zollner's theory concerning the Gordons' deaths in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the appearance of Donna Alba.

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