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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cartridge does Alex intend to use to contact M16 in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?
(a) Super Mario Brothers.
(b) Castlevania.
(c) Speed Wars.
(d) Nemesis.

2. What is an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Swine flu.
(c) Gout.
(d) Anthrax.

3. What time is it when Alex looks at his watch in the underground laboratory in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) 12 a.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 10 p.m.

4. What vehicle almost runs down Alex when he becomes lost on his path in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?
(a) A Range Rover.
(b) A Kawasaki four by four.
(c) A Volkswagon Jetta.
(d) A Ferrari F40.

5. Alex estimates his walk to Port Tallon to be how far from Sayle Enterprises in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?
(a) 3.8 miles.
(b) 9 miles.
(c) 6.2 miles.
(d) 2 miles.

6. What is the bet that Sayle and Alex make in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) 250 pounds a point.
(b) 100 pounds a point.
(c) 10 pounds a point.
(d) 50 pounds a point.

7. At what time of day will the Prime Minister press the start button for the Stormbreaker computers?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 12 p.m.

8. According to the book Alex reads in the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine," by the 1990s there were how many mines in Cornwall?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

9. The Dozmary Mine had been owned by the Dozmary family for how many generations?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

10. Who does Sayle say found Alex snooping in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) Mr. Crowley.
(b) Jack Starbright.
(c) Fraulein Vole.
(d) Mr. Blunt.

11. What is the title of the book Alex discovers in the library as a clue in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) Cornwall: The Land of Lost Yesterdays.
(b) Dozmary: The Story of Cornwall's Oldest Mine.
(c) Dozmary: The Oldest British Mine.
(d) Cornwall: The History of Local Mines.

12. Which of the grills is Alex able to open when he finds the back way into the laboratory in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?
(a) The second.
(b) The third.
(c) The first.
(d) The fifth.

13. When Sayle asks if Alex has any criticisms of the Stormbreaker game in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors," Alex says he is surprised the game does not have what?
(a) Color graphics.
(b) More than ten levels.
(c) 3-D acceleration.
(d) Save points.

14. According to the book Alex reads in the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine," in the nineteenth century there had been how many mines in Cornwall?
(a) 275.
(b) 400.
(c) 104.
(d) 27.

15. To what entrance of the mine is Alex heading in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) Liverpool Tunnel.
(b) Kerneweck Shaft.
(c) Newcastle Shaft.
(d) Dozmary Tunnel.

Short Answer Questions

1. The virus in the computers is described as "Worse even than the stuff ____ was brewing up in the Gulf War."

2. What weapon does Alex bring with him from the house in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"?

3. When was Anthony Horowitz born?

4. What happens to the guard who drops one of the metal boxes in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

5. What color is the silk suit worn by Herod Sayle in Chapter 13, "The School Bully"?

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