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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) Iraq.
(b) Kuwait.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Somalia.

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

3. A convoy of how many vehicles leave Sayle Enterprises with Alex hiding in the back of a truck in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 18.
(d) 5.

4. 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.

5. What cartridge does Alex intend to use to contact M16 in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?
(a) Nemesis.
(b) Speed Wars.
(c) Castlevania.
(d) Super Mario Brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the book Alex discovers in the library as a clue in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

2. What river does Alex see cutting through London in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?

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

4. What kind of local affairs does the librarian tell Alex that Ian Rider had been interested in?

5. The Natural History Museum is located on what street in London?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. How does Alex escape the security guard in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"? Who eventually traps Alex?

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

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

7. How does Alex escape his assailants in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?

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

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

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

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