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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who greets Saskia in the dark as she and Jules are walking to The World's Biggest Gun?
(a) Lotte.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Willem.
(d) T.R.

2. Who plans to go with T.R. but then decides to stay in Tuaba?
(a) Willem.
(b) Sister Catherine.
(c) Amelia.
(d) Uncle Ed.

3. What prevents the helicopter from landing at its initial destination?
(a) The helicopter runs out of fuel before it can reach its destination.
(b) The building is blown up.
(c) Someone from the ground is shooting at the helicopter.
(d) The helipad is occupied.

4. Once in the hospital where do Willem and Amelia go to stay for the rest of the day?
(a) To the airport.
(b) Back to Uncle Ed's
(c) To The Mandarin Hotel.
(d) Back to Sneeuwberg.

5. What does Laks see aimed at him when he tops the ridge and looks into China?
(a) Chinese stick fighters aiming staffs at Laks.
(b) Chinese fighters aiming and barrage of rocks.
(c) Chinese rocket launchers.
(d) Chines trucks with flat round panels.

6. Where do T.R. and Saskia go for safety after the initial gun shots?
(a) To the Bunkhouse.
(b) To the bottom of the gun barrel shaft.
(c) To marble mine.
(d) To the train depot.

7. What is the name of Saskia's seaplane?
(a) The Mule.
(b) The Eagle.
(c) The Beaver.
(d) The Seahorse.

8. What does Rufus see when he first uses his binoculars after everything goes dark?
(a) He sees Black Hat operatives running in the dark to strategic positions.
(b) He sees eagles swooping.
(c) He sees the nets hitting the ground.
(d) He sees the eyes of what look like coyotes on the next ridge.

9. What is the essential point that Uncle Dharmender is trying to make?
(a) That he thinks Laks should find a girlfriend.
(b) That he supports Laks to complete the mission.
(c) That he supports geoengineering.
(d) That Laks is being taken advantage of.

10. Who are the two other falconers that join Rufus in the chapter titled Eight Months Later?
(a) Frederika and Hebei.
(b) Tsolmon and Piet.
(c) Alina and Jan.
(d) Ulya and Weingjot

11. According to uncle Dharmender, what does it mean when someone looks up theatrically in conversation?
(a) The person looking up does not understand what the other person is saying.
(b) The conversation is being overheard by unknown people.
(c) Time is of the essence.
(d) The person looking up needs to leave.

12. In the chapter titled Eight Months Later, another mustang becomes part of Rufus' herd. What does Rufus name this mustang?
(a) Peleg
(b) Mattie
(c) Pequod.
(d) Ahab.

13. Who stars in the trigger warning video that T.R. shows at the end of the video meeting he has with Rufus and other security people?
(a) Bo.
(b) Squeegee Ninja.
(c) Saskia.
(d) Amelia.

14. What scuba diver does Saskia meet on the Crescent?
(a) Mitch Boskey.
(b) Jules.
(c) Mary Boskey.
(d) Lennert.

15. What is the essential gist of the first deepfake video featuring Saskia?
(a) That Saskia believes that she should have more power as the monarch.
(b) That Saskia believes that Martijn van Dyck should be prime minister.
(c) That Saskii believes that geoengineering is the best solution to climate change's immediate effects.
(d) That Saskia believes that geoengineering should be stopped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do The falconers shout that causes Rufus to leave his video call conversation?

2. How does Fahd say that Saudi Arabia will continue to make money after the oil runs out?

3. Who is Squeegee Ninja?

4. How does Rufus get his electronics working?

5. What is Piet's preferred sport activity?

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