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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 see being inserted into the computer screens in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

2. Alex watches as two guards are sprayed with white steam and wonders if they are being what in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

3. What does Alex find in the metal box he opens in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

4. Alex tells Sayle that his father worked on an art gallery where in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

5. When Alex looks down from the observation platform, he sees how many laboratory workers in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Alex escape the Sayle estate in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"? What weapon does he gain?

5. What book does Alex discover which leads to more clues in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

6. 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?

7. What reward does Alex receive in Chapter 17, "Yassen"? How does he encounter Sayle in the end of the novel?

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

9. What scene does Alex find upon crashing through the Science Museum in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?

10. What is problematic about Mr. Sayle's revenge motivation in Chapter 13, "The School Bully"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Mr. Grin in "Stormbreaker". When and why does Mr. Sayle say Mr. Grin changed his name?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the ethical morality of hiring a fourteen-year-old boy as a secret agent for a governmental agency. When in history has an action such as this taken place?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the characteristics and attributes proven by Alex during training for MI6. How does Alex stand out for a trainee his age?

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