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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 13, "The School Bully," Alex has spent the night handcuffed to what?
(a) A bed.
(b) A chair.
(c) A sink.
(d) A radiator.

2. What does Alex refer to as a "Victorian pile" below him in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?
(a) Albert Hall.
(b) Oxford University.
(c) The Science Museum.
(d) Imperial College.

3. How much does Alex win in his bet with Sayle in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) 4,000 pounds.
(b) 550 pounds.
(c) 1,000 pounds.
(d) 2,500 pounds.

4. What does Alex use to escape the aquarium in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?
(a) A rope.
(b) Suction cups.
(c) An ice pick.
(d) Zit cream.

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

6. What happens to the guard who drops one of the metal boxes in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) He is slapped.
(b) He is fired.
(c) He is yelled at.
(d) He is shot.

7. How many years ago does Herod Sayle say he came to this country in Chapter 13, "The School Bully"?
(a) 24.
(b) 44.
(c) 4.
(d) 40.

8. What does Alex trigger with his Game Boy, saving himself from Mr. Grin in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?
(a) A land mine.
(b) A rocket.
(c) A helicopter.
(d) A smoke bomb.

9. What is the man in the thickly knitted jersey reading when Alex enters the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) National Geographic.
(b) A contract.
(c) A bible.
(d) Fisherman's Week.

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

11. Who was the the last owner of the Dozmary Mine, who had quietly slipped away and blown his brains out?
(a) Dozmary Burns Jr.
(b) Dozmary Smith III.
(c) John Dozmary.
(d) Sir Rupert Dozmary.

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

13. What kind of gun does the guard have who stops Alex in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?
(a) A Browning automatic pistol.
(b) A Walther PPK.
(c) A Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun.
(d) An AR-15 assault rifle.

14. The Natural History Museum is located on what street in London?
(a) Cromwell Road.
(b) Marylebone Road.
(c) Mortimer Street.
(d) Stamford Street.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What emerges from the water as Alex watches from behind the truck in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

2. Who does Sayle say found Alex snooping in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

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

4. What kind of stew does Alex have at Sayle's house in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

5. 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?

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