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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. To whom does Alex send the diagram he finds in Chapter 8, "Looking for Trouble"?
(a) Mr. Crowley.
(b) The Prime Minister.
(c) Mrs. Jones.
(d) Herod Sayle.

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

3. What is the weather like in the beginning of Chapter 5, "Double O Nothing"?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Hailing.

4. Alex had been collected that morning from a converted church where in Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"?
(a) Davidstow, Cornwall.
(b) Redbridge, North London.
(c) Port Tallon, Cornwall.
(d) Hampstead, North London.

5. What giant creature is in the aquarium at Sayle Enterprises?
(a) A shark.
(b) An octopus.
(c) A jellyfish.
(d) A ray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Felix Lester go to school?

2. What does Alex discover on his uncle's car when he visits the salvage yard in Chapter 2, "Heaven for Cars"?

3. What does Alex's room at Herod Sayle's house look out upon from the window?

4. How many novels have been published in the Alex Rider series?

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

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

3. Who does Mrs. Jones bring to meet with Alex after his training is complete in Chapter 6, "Toys Aren't Us"? What devices are given to Alex?

4. How is Mr. Grin described in Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"? What was Mr. Grin's prior profession?

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

6. Where is Alex when he awakens in Chapter 4, "So What Do You Say?" Where is he taken for lunch?

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

8. Who plans the funeral for Ian Rider in Chapter 1, "Funeral Voices"? What does Alex remark as odd about the service?

9. How does Alex attempt to sneak into Ian Rider's office in Chapter 3, "Royal and General"? What happens when he is discovered?

10. What causes Alex concern after the death of his uncle in Chapter 1, "Funeral Voices"? What led Alex to live with his uncle?

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