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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 Joe McCormick's title?

2. What is Hazleton policy on when to change needles?

3. How are the trunks of Gene Johnson's gear transported to Reston?

4. What do the eyes of the monkey that Nancy is cutting open look like?

5. Where does the team of 91-Tangos get dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Nancy Jaax explain her belief that Ebola is airborne?

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

6. What are Dan Dalgard's recommendations for work in the monkey house?

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

8. Why is USAMRIID upset with what the CDC decides to do with John Coleus?

9. When euthanizing a monkey, why is it better to puncture the heart?

10. Describe the close calls that Gene Johnson has had with Level 4 hot agents.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Charles Monet, Peter Cardinal, Mr. Yu G., and P.G. What is similar in their characters and what is different? How do these similarities and differences affect their fates? How does it affect how they become infected in the first place? Explain why you think Preston chose each of these characters for case studies in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, different characters must confront the conflict between wanting to keep animals healthy and having to harm animals sometimes in their pursuit of scientific research. Examine at least three examples of this in the text. Describe the situations, and then write about how you would deal with this conflict. Do you think this is ethical behavior? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The world of academic and scientific research is often summed up with the phrase "publish or perish". What does this mean? Discuss how the concept of "publish or perish" affects the conflict between characters in the text, by responding to the following issues:

a. Why do you think Gene Johnson does not publish his research?

b. How do Johnson's co-workers at USAMRIID feel about his decision not to publish?

c. How do his peers outside of USAMRIID feel about his decision not to publish?

d. Do researchers have a responsibility to share their research with others? Is this important for scientific progress? Why or why not?

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