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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Michaelson tell Ashley that he is on the expedition when she asks in chapter five?
(a) He drew a short straw.
(b) He was given a large sum of money.
(c) He was asked.
(d) He volunteered.

2. What does Ashley say when Michaelson states being mad at Halloway for delaying their search?
(a) That accidents happen in situations like this.
(b) That it is Ashley's fault.
(c) That Halloway is a moron.
(d) That Michaelson should not have gone off alone.

3. What does Ashley tell Major Michaelson that she wants clear in chapter four?
(a) That she won't let guns be brought on the trip.
(b) That the team is hers.
(c) That Michaelson is not wanted.
(d) That the millitary is to stay out of her way.

4. What does Ben suggest that they do while exploring in the caves in chapter eleven?
(a) Split up into two different directions.
(b) Say a prayer.
(c) Keep their flashlights on.
(d) Buddy up.

5. What does Ben say to Jason in chapter four after Linda offers to let Jason come help her survey the lake in chapter seven?
(a) Way to go.
(b) Don't blow this one.
(c) Keep an eye on her.
(d) I have some cologne you can borrow.

6. What does Blakely tell Ashley about Michaelson's relationship to the first team that went in?
(a) Michaelson was supposed to go with the first team but got sick.
(b) Michaelson's wife was with the first team.
(c) His brother was with the first team.
(d) He was in charge of the first team.

7. What is written on the cave wall as they descend in the elevators?
(a) Turn back now.
(b) Hell...one mile.
(c) No flash photography.
(d) Hatfield and McCoy residence.

8. Why does Khalid believe that there will be valuable minerals found on the dig?
(a) Because Antarctica has never been researched before.
(b) Because of the diamond statue.
(c) Because he likes to day dream.
(d) Because of the gold dust emitted by the volcano.

9. What does Michaelson answer when Ashley asks if he didn't hear anything when she sent Halloway after him?
(a) He thought he heard something but it was only for a moment.
(b) He could have heard a pin drop but never heard anything.
(c) The river roar is deafening.
(d) He has bad hearing.

10. What does Khalid compare the Antarctic dig to in chapter four?
(a) The California gold rush.
(b) The Titanic expedition.
(c) The Lost City of Atlantis.
(d) Manhattan Project.

11. What does Ashley tell Ben when he says that he and she should be paired up when looking for Halloway?
(a) Shut up.
(b) She is tired of people arguing with her orders.
(c) She wants a scientist with each of the military personnel.
(d) She wants an armed personal with each person searching.

12. Where is Benjamin Brust at when chapter two begins and he is first introduced?
(a) Jail.
(b) Church.
(c) The desert.
(d) His grandfather's home.

13. After examining the dead body of one of the creatures in chapter fifteen, what does Linda say that the animal resembles?
(a) An ostrich.
(b) A demon buffalo.
(c) A platypus.
(d) A kangaroo.

14. Who does Ben see in his dream in chapter eleven?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) Ashley.
(d) An odd creature.

15. What does Ashley tell Jason that the computer is in his room for in chapter seven?
(a) To send emails to his father.
(b) For her to do research.
(c) To stay in contact with the various military personal on the base.
(d) To do homework.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ben tell Ashely that he was raised in chapter two?

2. What does Blakely tell Ashley when she asks if the site has been dated?

3. What does Khalid do once across the bridge in chapter seven?

4. What does Ben tell Ashley that a symbol, similar to the one in the cave, stood for among his grandmother's Aboriginal tribe?

5. What does Ben say when he sees what is written on the cave in chapter six?

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