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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Dr. Chen, what virus were the Gordons researching?
2. Who comes to find John in Chapter 3?
3. What sign is on the Zone Four door of the Plum Island facility?
4. How did Max meet the Gordons?
5. According to Mr. Foster, how many people would be killed by a coffee can full of anthrax being vaporized into the air in Manhattan?
Short Essay Questions
1. What problem does John Corey see with doing nothing and boredom?
2. Who is Kenneth Gibbs and what does he look like?
3. Describe the Gordons' book collection that John finds in their home.
4. Describe the appearance of Dr. Zollner.
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. Why does John suspect that Dr. Chen has been coached in her responses?
7. What quality of Max's does John admire after he hears him on the seven o'clock news in Chapter 7?
8. Why does Max want to bring John on as a consultant in the Gordon case?
9. Describe John's appearance as he sits on the porch at the opening of the novel.
10. What reasons does John come up with, when contemplating Gordon continuing the case in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout Plum Island, there are several journeys made both on sea and by land by different characters. Discuss at least two specific journeys and how they could be viewed as extended metaphors for character development of the characters who undertake these journeys.
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the novel, John and Beth's relationship changes dramatically several times. Using textual examples, describe how the shifts in their relationship resonate with the themes of love, lust, judgment, and redemption.
Essay Topic 3
A recurrent theme in Plum Island is that of deception. Compare and contrast at least two appearances of this theme and how it portrayed through specific characters in the novel.
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