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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Kate Warner tells David Vale in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 22 that the human race is about 200,000 years old, but that “we’ve only been so-called behaviorally modern humans” for how many years?

2. According to the narrator in the Prologue, Antarctica holds what percentage of the world’s ice?

3. What is the island that is described 96 miles off the coast of Antarctica in the opening of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 45?

4. What have Dr. Kate Warner’s hands been secured with in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 28?

5. How old is Dorian Sloane said to be in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 45?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the uncovered artifact described in the novel’s Prologue? What words are seen on the side of the vessel?

2. What internal conflicts are established with Dr. Kate Warner’s character in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 1?

3. What do Martin Grey and Dorian Sloane find inside the submarine in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 45?

4. What is the setting described in the opening of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 1? What is Dr. Kate Warner doing when the chapter opens?

5. What is the setting of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 6? Who is the main character in this chapter?

6. What actions does Dorian Sloane take in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 47? Whom does he contact?

7. What is the setting described in the opening of the novel’s Prologue? What is taking place in this setting?

8. What information does David Vale learn from Dr. Kate Warner regarding “Toba Protocol” in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 22?

9. What is significant about the information revealed in the press release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 43?

10. What development has occurred with Kate’s study in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 3? What conflict takes place in the chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism and meaning of the tapestry that Kate finds with Qian in the novel. What historical events are depicted on the tapestry? What futuristic events are detailed? What do you think the tapestry symbolizes? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss radiation sickness and the effects of short-term and long-term radiation on the human body. Where did most of the research related to radiation poisoning come from? How are the effects of radiation seen in the Bell in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the characters of Barnaby Prendergast and Dmitry Kozlov in The Atlantis Gene. What role do each of these characters play in the plot of the narrative? Are these characters aligned with the protagonists or antagonists in the story? What is the outcome at the end of the novel for each of these characters?

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