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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 is the occupation of Felix Lester's father?

2. How old is Jack Starbright in the novel?

3. The author writes that when the doorbell rings at what time, it is never a good sign in Chapter 1, "Funeral Voices"?

4. What color hair does Jack Starbright have?

5. How does Alex enter Ian Rider's office in Chapter 3, "Royal and General"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What proposition is posed to Alex in Chapter 4, "So What Do You Say?" Why?

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

4. What does Alex notice about the bank when he visits in Chapter 3, "Royal and General"?

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

6. Who plans the funeral for Ian Rider in Chapter 1, "Funeral Voices"? What does Alex remark as odd about the service?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the protagonist of the novel. How old is Alex? What is remarkable about his role in the plot and the mission of MI6?

Essay Topic 2

Define and analyze the narrative style of the novel. In what person and tense is the narrative written? Is the perspective of the narrator limited or omniscient?

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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