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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 virus in the computers is described as "Worse even than the stuff ____ was brewing up in the Gulf War."
(a) Somalia.
(b) Kuwait.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Iraq.

2. Who had supposedly murdered Ian Rider, as believed by Alex in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) Jack Starbright.
(b) Mr. Grin.
(c) Herod Sayle.
(d) Yassen Gregorovich.

3. What does Alex find in the metal box he opens in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?
(a) Bullets.
(b) A baseball card.
(c) A knife.
(d) Nothing.

4. How many hours does Alex spend toying with the Stormbreaker in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 11.

5. Alex tells Sayle that his father worked on an art gallery where in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Paris.
(c) Aberdeen.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon does Alex bring with him from the house in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"?

2. The Dozmary Mine had been owned by the Dozmary family for how many generations?

3. Which of the grills is Alex able to open when he finds the back way into the laboratory in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

4. What kind of stew does Alex have at Sayle's house in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

5. What tavern does Alex pass on his way to the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Alex attempt to enter the mine in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

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

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

5. What reward does Alex receive in Chapter 17, "Yassen"? How does he encounter Sayle in the end of the novel?

6. How does Alex effectively board the plane in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"? Who does he find piloting it?

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

8. Where does Alex find himself in the beginning of Chapter 13, "The School Bully"? What does Mr. Sayle reveal about the computers to Alex?

9. Who entraps Alex in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"? How?

10. What is problematic about Mr. Sayle's revenge motivation in Chapter 13, "The School Bully"?

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