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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. What color is the male locker room at the facility on Plum Island?

2. What does John find in a book about boat navigation at the Gordons' house that seems suspicious?

3. Where did Paul Stevens earn his degree?

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

5. Who did the Gordons write a $25,000 check to, that looks suspicious to John, in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were Tom and Judy Gordon sometimes mistaken for celebrities?

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

3. According to Dr. Zollner, what was the job description of the Gordons?

4. Why doesn't John answer the questions from George Foster about his relationship with the Gordons in Chapter 4?

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

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

9. What did the Gordons tell Margaret Wiley they planned to do with the land they purchased from her?

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

In Plum Island, DeMille highlights several different strong female figures who go outside of the norm of typical gender roles; for example, Beth and Emma. Using at least two main characters from the novel, discuss what commentary DeMille is making about gender roles.

Essay Topic 2

Duty is a theme throughout Plum Island. Discuss three different character's views of duty and how they are exhibited by their statements and actions. Based on these accounts of duty, does DeMille create an overarching definition of what duty is?

Essay Topic 3

In Plum Island, a lot of focus is given to the issues of right versus wrong. Using specific characters and situations, discuss how DeMille highlights this dichotomy and specifically how the idea of right versus wrong relates to legal versus illegal.

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