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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is flying the plane that Alex hijacks in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"?
(a) Ms. Vole.
(b) Herod Sayle.
(c) Mr. Blunt.
(d) Mr. Grin.

2. The virus in the computers is described as "Worse even than the stuff ____ was brewing up in the Gulf War."
(a) Kuwait.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Somalia.

3. When was Anthony Horowitz born?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1962.

4. Who enters and unlocks Alex's handcuffs in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?
(a) Ms. Vole.
(b) Mr. Crowley.
(c) Mrs. Jones.
(d) Jack Starbright.

5. What kind of stew does Alex have at Sayle's house in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Goat.
(c) Beef.
(d) Fish.

6. 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) 6:30 a.m.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 5:30 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

7. What kind of local affairs does the librarian tell Alex that Ian Rider had been interested in?
(a) London local history.
(b) Dunsmuir local history.
(c) Cornish local history.
(d) Castella local history.

8. Alex is told that the longest survivor in the jellyfish tank lasted how long in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 5 and 1/2 hours.
(c) 53 minutes.
(d) 21 minutes.

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

10. Who is driving the taxi that Alex hails at the end of the novel?
(a) Yassen Gregorovich.
(b) Mr. Blunt.
(c) Herod Sayle.
(d) Jack Starbright.

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

12. Where does Alex order the plane flown in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"?
(a) The Hospital.
(b) The Science Museum.
(c) The Supreme Court.
(d) The Parliament Building.

13. What weapon does Alex bring with him from the house in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"?
(a) A grenade launcher.
(b) A slingshot.
(c) A harpoon gun.
(d) A stun gun.

14. Who does Herod Sayle instruct to kill Alex in Chapter 13, "The School Bully"?
(a) Mr. Blunt.
(b) Mrs. Jones.
(c) Mr. Crowley.
(d) Mr. Grin.

15. What does Alex see being inserted into the computer screens in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?
(a) Metal vials.
(b) Odd Discs.
(c) Magnets.
(d) Wires.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex refer to as a "Victorian pile" below him in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?

2. What is the bet that Sayle and Alex make in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

3. Who awakens Alex in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?

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. What is the man in the thickly knitted jersey reading when Alex enters the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

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