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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is just before what time when the guards come in with Mr. Grin and lead Alex out of the dungeon in Chapter 13, "The School Bully"?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 6:30 a.m.
(d) 5:30 a.m.

2. What does Alex find by the water when the tunnel goes underwater in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) A blood stain.
(b) A clump of hair.
(c) A pair of glasses.
(d) A diver's suit.

3. Alex watches as two guards are sprayed with white steam and wonders if they are being what in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?
(a) Immunized.
(b) Decontaminated.
(c) Poisoned.
(d) Scalded.

4. What is the third question Herod Sayle presents to Alex in Chapter 13, "The School Bully"?
(a) "How much do you know?"
(b) "Who are you?"
(c) "How do I know you?"
(d) "Who sent you here?"

5. What was Anthony Horowitz given by his mother for his thirteenth birthday?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A skull.
(c) A car.
(d) A bicycle.

6. What does the elderly, round-faced woman sit reading in the library when Alex enters in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Crime and Punishment.

7. What does Alex initially attempt to break the aquarium glass with in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?
(a) A rock.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A scuba tank.

8. What is the book label that Alex discovers on the sheet of paper while in the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) EY 2945.
(b) CL 475/19.
(c) JM 397/4.
(d) QC 8754.

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

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

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

12. What does Alex find in the metal box he opens in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A knife.
(c) Bullets.
(d) A baseball card.

13. What device does Alex use to attach himself to the plane in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"?
(a) A yo-yo.
(b) A seatbelt.
(c) A bottle of zit cream.
(d) A Gameboy.

14. The boxes which are loaded in the back of the truck are about the size of what in Alex's estimation in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) Suitcases.
(b) Desk chairs.
(c) Toaster ovens.
(d) Toilets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 13, "The School Bully," Alex has spent the night handcuffed to what?

2. What kind of local affairs does the librarian tell Alex that Ian Rider had been interested in?

3. When Alex looks down from the observation platform, he sees how many laboratory workers in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

4. A convoy of how many vehicles leave Sayle Enterprises with Alex hiding in the back of a truck in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

5. Alex is told that the longest survivor in the jellyfish tank lasted how long in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?

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