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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Herod Sayle's butler?
(a) Mr. Blunt.
(b) Mr. Crowley.
(c) Mr. Grin.
(d) Jack Starbright.

2. To what room does Mr. Sayle tell his butler to take Alex in Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"?
(a) The living room.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The blue room.
(d) The white room.

3. To what floor does Alex go at the Royal and General building when he first arrives in Chapter 3, "Royal and General"?
(a) Ninth.
(b) Seventeenth.
(c) Thirteenth.
(d) Eighth.

4. What is the name of the salvage yard where Alex saw his uncle's car after his uncle died?
(a) Stryker and Son.
(b) Nuts and Bolts.
(c) May and Clarkson.
(d) Wreck City.

5. How many huts were there at the training camp Alex went to after meeting with Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones?
(a) 17.
(b) 13.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of Felix Lester's father?

2. The stun grenade on the obstacle course in Chapter 5, "Double O Nothing" is a small device filled with a mixture of magnesium powder and what?

3. The Sayle complex is located near where?

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?

5. Where is the house where Alex grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What initial clue does Alex discover in his room in Chapter 8, "Looking for Trouble"? Where does he send it?

2. How is Herod Sayle described to Alex in Chapter 4, "So What Do You Say?"

3. What does Alex discover at the salvage yard in Chapter 2, "Heaven for Cars"? What immediate danger does he face while there?

4. What proposition is posed to Alex in Chapter 4, "So What Do You Say?" Why?

5. Where is Alex placed for training in the beginning of Chapter 5, "Double O Nothing"? What are his peers like in training?

6. How is Herod Sayle's private residence described in Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"? What strange "pet" does Sayle keep?

7. What mission is proposed to Alex in Chapter 4, "So What Do You Say?" What is Alex's response?

8. What elements of foreshadowing are illustrated in Chapter 6, "Toys Aren't Us"? What do they imply about Alex's future?

9. When was "Stormbreaker" published? Of what popular series is the novel a part? When was the novel adapted to film?

10. In how much time does Alex complete his survival course training in Chapter 5, "Double O Nothing"?

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