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A Plague of Frogs--Study Questions to accompany the book.
CHAPTER 4: Surprised But Not Crazy
1. Who is Martin Ouellet?
2. Explain the political implications of the deformed frogs.
3. What kinds of things can cause deformities?
4. Explain Ouellet’s work with the Canadian Wildlife Service – why he did it, what he did, and it’s
importance.
5. Explain what is meant by the statement, “The only thing a good scientist can ever prove is that he or she is
wrong.”
6. Why is sample size important?
7. What is mitosis?
8. Even though Ouellet’s caged rearing tests did not show any abnormal limbs, what did they show?
9. What is ectromelia and ectrodactyly
10. What is the advantage and disadvantage of the ‘quasi-police’ status of the Canadian researchers?
11. Explain how a closed cycle of contamination was being created.
12. What made it so hard to pin down one chemical?
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