Forensic Geology
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Volcano Watch Questions
1) What forensic evidence was found on the mayor?
2) How did the search party know immediately that the mayor did not die in the glacier where she was found?
3) What evidence did Cassie find that led her to Casa Diablo?
4) What is the connection between Krom and Lindsay?
5) What is the history between Mike and Cassie?
6) Why did Adrian Krom call for the town meeting at the Inn?
7) Why did Krom take Cassie and Len Carow to Hot Creek? What was the significance of his findings and how did this
display come to haunt Krom when he came back to the site with Jeanine?
8) What fossil did Georgia give to both Krom and Lindsay? Where did she find it?
9) What did Cassie take from Jimbo’s dresser drawer that proved to be a significant finding? How was this evidence
used?
10) What deal did Cassie and Krom work out at his office with regards to continuing the investigation?
11) Why did Cassie need to check the old county records?
12) What was did Cassie find at “Gold Dust” the first time she visited? What did she find the second time she visited?
13) What did Lindsey have in her hand when Cassie checked her body?
14) When was the order given to evacuate and what were two of the major catastrophes involved with the evacuation?
15) When Cassie when back to town to look for Walter, who did she find in Lindsey’s office?
16) What was the first indication that the ashfall activity was evolving into a pyroclastic eruption?
17) What was the ultimate fate of the town of Mammoth Lakes?
18) Where did Cassie find Walter and in what condition? Why did he stay behind? Who did he suspect and why?
19) What were the ultimate fates of Krom, Mike, Eric, Cassie and Walter?
20) Would you recommend this book to anyone else? If not, why? If so, what audience would you recommend the book
to?