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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 Mr. Crawley's first name?
(a) Jeremy.
(b) Scott.
(c) John.
(d) Robert.

2. What does Mr. Blunt offer Alex for lunch in Chapter 4, "So What Do You Say?"
(a) Lobster.
(b) Duck.
(c) Roast lamb.
(d) Salmon.

3. In Ian Rider's office, there is a photograph of Alex where in Chapter 3, "Royal and General"?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Guadalupe.
(c) Panama City.
(d) Phoenix.

4. After Alex knocks the trip wire in the obstacle course, the training sergeant orders his unit for how long of a hike the next day in Chapter 5, "Double O Nothing"?
(a) 10-mile.
(b) 30-mile.
(c) 15-mile.
(d) 25-mile.

5. How did Alex's parents die?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Murder-suicide.
(c) Plane crash.
(d) Food poisoning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex tell Herod Sayle is his favorite soccer team in Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"?

2. What giant creature is in the aquarium at Sayle Enterprises?

3. What painting dominates the hall in the home at Sayle Enterprises in Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"?

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. The whole complex of Sayle Enterprises is about how many miles square, by Alex's estimation in Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is in Alex's future at the end of Chapter 4, "So What Do You Say?"

2. What encounter does Alex have with Wolf during parachute training in Chapter 6, "Toys Aren't Us"?

3. What does Alex overhear while snooping about the Sayle estate in Chapter 8, "Looking for Trouble"? Who catches Alex?

4. What does Mrs. Jones reveal to Alex regarding Yassen Gregorovich in Chapter 6, "Toys Aren't Us"?

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

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

7. How is the protagonist introduced in Chapter 1, "Funeral Voices"? What central conflict is introduced in the beginning of the first chapter?

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

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

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

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