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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. What room number does it say on Ian Rider's office in Chapter 3, "Royal and General"?

2. To what floor does Mr. Crawley take Alex to visit his office in Chapter 3, "Royal and General"?

3. What is the name of Mr. Blunt's colleague he introduces to Alex in Chapter 4, "So What Do You Say?"

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

5. Alex is somewhere along what mountain range in Chapter 5, "Double O Nothing"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What encounter does Alex have with Wolf during parachute training in Chapter 6, "Toys Aren't Us"?

3. What does Alex discover at the salvage yard in Chapter 2, "Heaven for Cars"? What immediate danger does he face while there?

4. What elements of foreshadowing are illustrated in Chapter 6, "Toys Aren't Us"? What do they imply about Alex's future?

5. What does Mrs. Jones reveal to Alex regarding Yassen Gregorovich in Chapter 6, "Toys Aren't Us"?

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

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

8. What "slip" does Alex make while speaking with Herod Sayle in Chapter 7, "Physalia Physalia"? How does he cover this mistake?

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

10. Who does Mrs. Jones bring to meet with Alex after his training is complete in Chapter 6, "Toys Aren't Us"? What devices are given to Alex?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Yassen Gregorovich and his associations with Herod Sayle and Ian Rider. Why is Yassen suspected of Ian's murder?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the characters of Alex's training unit. Who among the trainees holds the most resentment for Alex and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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