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

2. What kind of local affairs does the librarian tell Alex that Ian Rider had been interested in?
(a) Castella local history.
(b) Cornish local history.
(c) Dunsmuir local history.
(d) London local history.

3. What is the book label that Alex discovers on the sheet of paper while in the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) CL 475/19.
(b) QC 8754.
(c) JM 397/4.
(d) EY 2945.

4. When Sayle hits a foul, how many points is it to Alex in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. What does the elderly, round-faced woman sit reading in the library when Alex enters in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) Crime and Punishment.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Odyssey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters and unlocks Alex's handcuffs in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?

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

3. Who awakens Alex in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?

4. What does Alex see as a "tall white tower surmounted by a green dome" as he parachutes in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?

5. How many people are staring up in shock at Alex when he crashes into the Science Museum in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Alex escape entrapment and certain death in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?

5. How does Alex escape the Sayle estate in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"? What weapon does he gain?

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

7. What danger does Alex face at the end of Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"? How have Alex's actions led him into this danger?

8. What does Yassen Gregorovich do when a worker drops one of the metal boxes in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

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

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

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