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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 was Anthony Horowitz given by his mother for his thirteenth birthday?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A skull.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A car.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 13, "The School Bully," Alex has spent the night handcuffed to what?
(a) A chair.
(b) A sink.
(c) A bed.
(d) A radiator.

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

4. How many shots does Alex fire while hanging from the parachute in the Science Museum in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

5. What is the man in the thickly knitted jersey reading when Alex enters the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) Fisherman's Week.
(b) A bible.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) A contract.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many hours does Alex spend toying with the Stormbreaker in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?

3. What does Alex refer to as a "Victorian pile" below him in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What book does Alex discover which leads to more clues in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

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

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

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

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

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

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