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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. 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?
(a) Potassium sulfate.
(b) Mercury fulminate.
(c) Boron.
(d) Carbon Monoxide.

2. What does Alex's room at Herod Sayle's house look out upon from the window?
(a) A driveway.
(b) A forest.
(c) A lawn.
(d) A fountain.

3. The training sergeant tells Alex that if he complains, he'll be what, in Chapter 5, "Double O Nothing"?
(a) Boxed.
(b) Shelved.
(c) Squashed.
(d) Binned.

4. Herod Sayle's father was a failed what?
(a) Stock trader.
(b) Eye surgeon.
(c) Oral hygienist.
(d) Pilot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Alex Rider in the novel?

2. To whom does Alex send the diagram he finds in Chapter 8, "Looking for Trouble"?

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

4. How does Alex enter Ian Rider's office in Chapter 3, "Royal and General"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What two examples of foreshadowing predominate Chapter 8, "Looking for Trouble"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where is Alex picked up in the beginning of Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"? What is his journey like?

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

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