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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The School Bully, and Chapter 14, Deep Water.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What painting dominates the hall in the home at Sayle Enterprises in Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"?
(a) Portrait of Dr. Gachet.
(b) Judgment Day.
(c) Mona Lisa.
(d) Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers.

2. In what kind of car does the head of the bank arrive at the funeral in Chapter 1, "Funeral Voices"?
(a) Bentley.
(b) Maserati.
(c) Ferrari.
(d) Rolls-Royce.

3. At what bank did Ian Rider supposedly work?
(a) Royal and General Bank.
(b) First Bank of London.
(c) Royal Bank of England.
(d) CitiBank.

4. What is described as a mock-up of an embassy used to train the SAS in the art of hostage release in the novel?
(a) The Killing House.
(b) Coffin Mansion.
(c) The Barn of Lost Souls.
(d) The Warehouse of Negotiations.

5. Who does Alex tell Herod Sayle is the manager of his favorite soccer team in Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"?
(a) Albert Wolfschmidt.
(b) Alex Ferguson.
(c) Robert Jenkins.
(d) John Hampton.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the house described that Alex is driven to at Sayle Enterprises in Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"?

2. The author writes that when the doorbell rings at what time, it is never a good sign in Chapter 1, "Funeral Voices"?

3. According to the book Alex reads in the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine," by the 1990s there were how many mines in Cornwall?

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

5. To what room does Mr. Sayle tell his butler to take Alex in Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"?

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