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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 is Hazleton policy on when to change needles?

2. Why is the road to Mt. Elgon so familiar to the author?

3. How many monkeys are still inside the monkey house?

4. Who is the person who first photographed the Ebola virus?

5. What has happened to one of the animal caretakers in the monkey house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nancy Jaax refuse to transport the dead monkeys?

2. Why do the remaining monkey workers leave the monkey house for good?

3. What is the memory that Nancy has of her father and her childhood?

4. How is the virus in the monkeys like the Andromeda Strain?

5. What are the results of Nancy's examination of the monkey's stomach?

6. What are the three methods of stopping a virus?

7. What are the three priorities that Jerry Jaax and Gene Johnson set for the mission?

8. Even though C.J. Peters has a strong dislike for Joe McCormick, why does he also respect him?

9. What did the first radio reports say that frightened lab workers in the monkey house?

10. What is the Army's policy about hazard pay for biohazard work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the importance of the Rift Valley in the evolution and development of humans? How have environmental changes in this area of the world possibly contributed to the spread of disease? What, if anything, can be done to reverse these trends?

Essay Topic 2

Read the quote from Killer Angels, Michael Shaara's novel about the Civil War, on pages 237-238 of the Hot Zone:

"To be a good soldier you must love the army. But to be a good officer you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love. This is...a very hard thing to do. No other profession requires it. That is one reason why there are so few very good officers. Although there are many good men."

a. What does the quote say about the difference between soldiers and officers?

b. Why is this quote so significant to Jerry Jaax?

Essay Topic 3

General Russell of USAMRIID calls Frederick Murphy at the CDC to consult with him about the situation at the Reston Monkey House.

a. What is the difference between the mission of the Army at USAMRIID and the CDC?

b. Explain the main reasons why each agency seems like the right one to deal with the problem.

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