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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Maasvlakte?
(a) An artificially created peninsula where container ships dock.
(b) A natural cliffside that provides a strategic military defense point from naval attacks.
(c) The financial district of the Hague.
(d) An artificial system of canals that brings fresh water inland.

2. What did Rufus do in the army?
(a) He was a medic.
(b) He was a mechanic.
(c) He was a fighter pilot.
(d) He was an intelligence officer.

3. What is T.R.'s full real name?
(a) Thaddeus Rookwood Harrington.
(b) Thurgood Reston Schuller.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt Schmidt.
(d) Thomas Reginald Lincoln.

4. What does MRLB stand for in the context of the fighting at the Line of Actual Control?
(a) Meta-Ranking Leader Board.
(b) Mass Reading of Line Boundary.
(c) Main Research of Line Retention.
(d) Melt Ratio of Lithium Byproduct.

5. What is the name of the residence where Saskia lives?
(a) Huis ten Bosch.
(b) Zuylen.
(c) De Haar.
(d) Loevestein.

6. According to Alastair why would India be concerned about more sulfur being launched in the Northern Hemisphere?
(a) It could cause more snow on the Himalayan borderline between India and China.
(b) It could cause algae blooms off the Indian coast.
(c) It could lead to sea level rise on the Indian shoreline.
(d) It could lead do dryer monsoon seasons.

7. What is T.R.'s real purpose for meeting Rufus in the chapter titled "South Texas"?
(a) To interview Rufus and invite him to work at Flying S Ranch.
(b) To ask Rufus to be the liason to Saskia.
(c) To ask Rufus if he would like to work at a T.R. Mick's auto repair station.
(d) To ask Rufus if he would like to fly helicopters for T.R.

8. What is the name of the building that is the seat of Dutch Government?
(a) The Noordeinde.
(b) The Radboud.
(c) Huis ten Bosch.
(d) The Binnenhof.

9. Why can Saskia's plane not land in Houston?
(a) No available runways.
(b) The air is too hot.
(c) No airport in Houston
(d) Her plane does not have enough fuel to get there.

10. The Dutch security service notifies Willem that someone of interest is leaving the Netherlands on the Andromeda, while Willem is watching the closing of the Maeslantkering. Who is that someone of interest?
(a) T.R.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Bo.
(d) Rufus.

11. What does Rufus name the first horse that he lures back to his living location at Flying S Ranch?
(a) Pequod.
(b) Ahab.
(c) Ishmael.
(d) Bildad.

12. What does Eshma do for Singapore?
(a) She is a diplomat for Singapore
(b) She is a land reclamation engineer for Singapore.
(c) She is in charge of climate modeling for Singapore.
(d) She is in charge of Security for the Singaporean prime minister.

13. What kind of presentation do Laks and the others have to watch once they get to the Line of Actual Control?
(a) A PowerPoint presentation.
(b) A tutorial on oxygen safety.
(c) A gatka presentation.
(d) A crash course in Chinese.

14. According to the book, when was the cease-fire signed that put an end to armed conflict between China and India?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1982
(c) 1970.
(d) 1950.

15. Where in the Flying S Ranch complex does Rufus set up his trailer?
(a) The Pecan Orchard.
(b) The Bunkhouse.
(c) Rooftop Mesa.
(d) Old Marble Mine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why on the surface is T.R. meeting up with Rufus?

2. Who is Snout?

3. What does Willem's father call to tell Willem at four in the morning?

4. What is the party favor that T.R. gives to his guests at the end of their time at Flying S Ranch?

5. When Willem looks up ZGL, an abbreviation that he sees while walking to the place where Saskia gives her speech, what does he find out the abbreviation stands for?

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