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? Jack Watson Rick Diehl Dr. Bellarmino Vasco Borden

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 talking parrot A talking chimpanzee A talking orangutan A gorilla than knows sign language

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

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

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

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 named as the Scientist of the year He is disgraced and loses his job He is arrested for illegal research He is censured by Congress

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