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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. Who comes to find John in Chapter 3?
2. What is the name of the fingerprinting specialist working the Gordon crime scene?
3. What is the name of the ferry captain that knew the Gordons?
4. What car does John own?
5. Where was Tom Gordon's bullet wound that killed him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe John's appearance as he sits on the porch at the opening of the novel.
2. Describe the appearance of Dr. Zollner.
3. Describe the Gordons' house.
4. Why does Max want to bring John on as a consultant in the Gordon case?
5. Why does John decide to meet Detective Penrose to talk with the man from the Department of Agriculture?
6. Why doesn't John answer the questions from George Foster about his relationship with the Gordons in Chapter 4?
7. When Elizabeth tries to ask John about what he knows about the case in Chapter 5, what does he ask her about instead?
8. Who is Kenneth Gibbs and what does he look like?
9. Why does John suspect that Dr. Chen has been coached in her responses?
10. What is interesting to John and Beth about the type of weapons Stevens and his security forces carry on Plum Island?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout Plum Island, DeMille uses imagery as a metaphor for the plot and character development. Give three specific examples of these metaphors and how they relate specific actions in the plot and/or character development. Discuss why or why not they are effective as literary tools augmenting the general action.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
The theme of the pursuit of power is central to the novel, Plum Island. Many important characters are pursuing power through wealth, position, and through knowledge. Discuss how DeMille's view on the pursuit of power is relevant to human nature and seen in society today.
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