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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. What conclusion does Mark reach regarding his situation in Chapter 43?

2. About how big is the trap door described as to the Berg headquarters in Chapter 30?

3. How is the air described in the beginning of Chapter 51?

4. Alec tells Mark in Chapter 32, "We've got two objectives, kid." What is the first objective?

5. How wide is the yach that is described in Chapter 46?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alec warn Mark about as they set out on their rescue mission in Chapter 53?

2. What objectives do Mark and Alec set out in Chapter 32?

3. Why does Anton say a revolt is being planned in Chapter 33?

4. What do Mark and Alec do in preparation for their rescue mission in Chapter 48?

5. What does Alec deduce as he and Mark follow the path of the others in Chapter 29?

6. Whom does Anton say developed the virus in Chapter 33? What effects was the virus supposed to have?

7. How do Mark and Alec manage to find Deedee and Trina in Chapter 56? How are Deedee and Trina described when they are rescued?

8. What happens in the New York tunnels in Mark's dream/flashback in Chapter 35?

9. Where do Mark and Alec encounter Anton in Chapter 33? Why does Anton say he has abandoned his mission?

10. How is Baxter's death described in the flashback in Chapter 46?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the relationships between Mark and Trina and Alec and Lana in the novel. What are the age differences of these characters? For how long have Lana and Alec known one another? For how long have Mark and Trina been friends?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Berg that lands in Mark and Alec's settlement in the beginning of the novel. Who emerges from the Berg and what do they do? How do Alec and Mark manage to take down the Berg? What do they discover once they have taken it down?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the tribal cult members that Mark and Alec encounter in the forest. What are the cult members doing when Mark and Alec encounter them? Why do the cult members take Mark and Alec prisoner? How do the protagonists escape?

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