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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. When Alex arrives at his room at the Sayle estate, what cartridge does he put into the Color Game Boy?

2. What is described as a mock-up of an embassy used to train the SAS in the art of hostage release in the novel?

3. Who is Alex Rider's housekeeper?

4. There are caffeine and what kind of tablets in Alex's survival pack in Chapter 5, "Double O Nothing"?

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

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

3. What do Alex and Jack discover at their home after the funeral in Chapter 1, "Funeral Voices"?

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

5. Where is Alex when he awakens in Chapter 4, "So What Do You Say?" Where is he taken for lunch?

6. How does Alex attempt to sneak into Ian Rider's office in Chapter 3, "Royal and General"? What happens when he is discovered?

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

8. What two examples of foreshadowing predominate Chapter 8, "Looking for Trouble"?

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

10. What does Alex overhear while snooping about the Sayle estate in Chapter 8, "Looking for Trouble"? Who catches Alex?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Mrs. Jones in the narrative and discuss the history of MI6. How is the CIA affiliated with MI6?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Alex's past and childhood. How does Alex feel about his uncle? How long has he lived with him? How is this information revealed as "exposition" in the narrative?

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