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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 does Alex trigger with his Game Boy, saving himself from Mr. Grin in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?

2. According to the book Alex reads in the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine," by the 1990s there were how many mines in Cornwall?

3. What does Alex initially attempt to break the aquarium glass with in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?

4. Alex is told that the longest survivor in the jellyfish tank lasted how long in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?

5. What kind of stew does Alex have at Sayle's house in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What game does Alex play against Herod Sayle in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"? How much money is won?

2. Who suggests Alex go for a walk on his last day at Sayle Enterprises in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"? Where does he go?

3. What does Alex do at night to discover more clues in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"? Where does he go?

4. What motivation does Mr. Sayle have for his plans in Chapter 13, "The School Bully"? Who does he seek revenge upon?

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

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

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

8. How does Alex escape entrapment and certain death in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?

9. How does Alex enter the store room in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

10. What drives Alex to think quickly in his escape in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"? How much time does Alex have to complete his mission at the end of this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of Royal and General and analyze the character of Mr. Crawley in the narrative. Where is Mr. Crawley's office located?

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