Michael Crichton's 'Next'

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1. What is the central theme of the novel 'Next'? Gene patents Talking animals Communication in primates Medical research

2. Who was the CEO of BioGen? Vasco Borden Jack Watson Rick Diehl Dr. Bellarmino

3. Which is the gene that BioGen is looking to patent? Maturity gene Blonde gene Novelty gene None of these

4. One of the interesting characters created by Crichton is Gerard. Who is Gerard? A gorilla than knows sign language A talking orangutan A talking parrot A talking chimpanzee

5. Why does Henry Kendall bring the chimpanzee home from the NIH lab? Because his son Jamie wanted a chimp to play with To continue his research on chimps at home Because the chimp was his son Because the NIH gifted him the chimp

6. Why was Dr. Marty Roberts of the Long Beach memorial hospital arrested? For violating gene patents For rape For murder For organ theft

7. What happens to the talking orangutan at the end of the novel? He is adopted by the Kendalls He dies in captivity Nobody is able to spot him He becomes the star attraction at the San Francisco zoo

8. Does BioGen manage to get the tissue samples from Burnet's grandson? Yes No

9. What happens to Henry Kendall at the end of the year? He is arrested for illegal research He is censured by Congress He is disgraced and loses his job He is named as the Scientist of the year

10. What happens to Jack Watson at the end of the novel? He is shot dead by Brad He dies of cancer He gets the patent on the maturity gene He is killed by Dave