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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alex had been collected that morning from a converted church where in Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"?

2. Herod Sayle's father was a failed what?

3. How old is Jack Starbright in the novel?

4. In what profession does Alex believe his uncle worked in the beginning of the novel?

5. At what bank did Ian Rider supposedly work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mission is proposed to Alex in Chapter 4, "So What Do You Say?" What is Alex's response?

2. What causes Alex concern after the death of his uncle in Chapter 1, "Funeral Voices"? What led Alex to live with his uncle?

3. Where is Alex placed for training in the beginning of Chapter 5, "Double O Nothing"? What are his peers like in training?

4. How is the protagonist introduced in Chapter 1, "Funeral Voices"? What central conflict is introduced in the beginning of the first chapter?

5. How does Alex prove himself capable amongst his peers in training in Chapter 5, "Double O Nothing"?

6. What secretive location does Alex discover in Chapter 8, "Looking for Trouble"? What device allows him to spy through walls?

7. How are Alex's attributes illustrated in Chapter 2, "Heaven for Cars"? How is his intelligence regarded?

8. When was "Stormbreaker" published? Of what popular series is the novel a part? When was the novel adapted to film?

9. What initial clue does Alex discover in his room in Chapter 8, "Looking for Trouble"? Where does he send it?

10. What is in Alex's future at the end of Chapter 4, "So What Do You Say?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and analyze imagery and the events and actions in Chapter 2, "Heaven for Cars." What is the significance of Alex's discovery at the salvage yard?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Smithers in the narrative. How does Alex feel about Smithers upon meeting him? Who else does he resemble in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Identify and analyze the transition from exposition to rising action in "Stormbreaker". Where does this shift take place? Whose actions drive the plot?

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