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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 does Alex tell Sayle his father's occupation is in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) Appliance repairman.
(b) Architect.
(c) Race car driver.
(d) Dentist.

2. Who awakens Alex in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?
(a) Ms. Vole.
(b) Yassen Gregorovich.
(c) Mr. Blunt.
(d) Mr. Grin.

3. At what time of day will the Prime Minister press the start button for the Stormbreaker computers?
(a) 12 p.m.
(b) 1 a.m.
(c) 7 p.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

4. How much does Alex win in his bet with Sayle in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) 2,500 pounds.
(b) 550 pounds.
(c) 1,000 pounds.
(d) 4,000 pounds.

5. What name does the author give for the place Alex wanders to when becoming lost on his path in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?
(a) The killing field.
(b) The prarie of horror.
(c) The blood lawn.
(d) The grassland of death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex trigger with his Game Boy, saving himself from Mr. Grin in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?

2. What time is it when Alex looks at his watch in the underground laboratory in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

3. What does Alex see "perched like a fabulous silver coin, balancing effortlessly on its rim" in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?

4. When Alex finds enough light in the mine tunnels, he is able to see the colors of the rock which are what in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

5. What does Alex find by the water when the tunnel goes underwater in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What drives Alex to think quickly in his escape in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"? How much time does Alex have to complete his mission at the end of this chapter?

2. What foreshadowing is revealed in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"? How does this chapter build suspense in the narrative?

3. How does Alex escape Mr. Grim in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"? Where does he attempt to land?

4. How does Alex enter the store room in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

5. What game does Alex play against Herod Sayle in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"? How much money is won?

6. What does Alex do at night to discover more clues in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"? Where does he go?

7. Who suggests Alex go for a walk on his last day at Sayle Enterprises in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"? Where does he go?

8. What does Alex discover outside the store room in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

9. What scene does Alex find upon crashing through the Science Museum in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?

10. Who assists in saving Alex's life in the end of "Stormbreaker"? Why?

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