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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 the title of the book Alex discovers in the library as a clue in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) Dozmary: The Story of Cornwall's Oldest Mine.
(b) Cornwall: The Land of Lost Yesterdays.
(c) Dozmary: The Oldest British Mine.
(d) Cornwall: The History of Local Mines.

2. What does Sayle say his butler will be serving for lunch tomorrow in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) Fish.
(b) Dog.
(c) Cat.
(d) Snake.

3. What game does Herod Sayle invite Alex to play in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) Snooker.
(b) Cribbage.
(c) Blackjack.
(d) Bridge.

4. What vehicle almost runs down Alex when he becomes lost on his path in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?
(a) A Range Rover.
(b) A Volkswagon Jetta.
(c) A Kawasaki four by four.
(d) A Ferrari F40.

5. According to the book Alex reads in the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine," by the 1990s there were how many mines in Cornwall?
(a) 1.
(b) 14.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Yassen Gregorovich from?

2. What kind of car did Ian Rider drive?

3. Where does Alex order the plane flown in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"?

4. To what entrance of the mine is Alex heading in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

5. According to the book Alex reads in the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine," in the nineteenth century there had been how many mines in Cornwall?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the book found by Alex relate to his uncle's diagram, as discovered in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

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

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

4. 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?

5. What does Alex surmise about the contents of the metal boxes in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

6. Where does Alex go to search for information in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"? What does he discovery about his uncle's inquiries?

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

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

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

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

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