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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapters 21-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 22, Dr. Kate Warner tells David Vale that who is the Head of Immari Research?
(a) Her adoptive father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her brother-in-law.
(d) Her grandfather.

2. Where does the narrator say Karl Selig and his team had set out to sea five weeks ago in the novel’s Prologue?
(a) Cape Town, South Africa.
(b) Jakarta, Indonesia.
(c) New Delhi, India.
(d) New York, New York.

3. After reading David Vale’s letter in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 25, Josh Cohen fulfills the orders asking Josh to distribute funds to various bank accounts. The last transaction is to an account at what bank in the U.S.?
(a) Bank of America.
(b) JP Morgan.
(c) US Bank.
(d) Wachovia.

4. The wire release that opens Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 27 is from what news organization?
(a) BBC World Report.
(b) Toba Protocol.
(c) Al Jazeera.
(d) The Associated Press.

5. In the opening of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 38, the narrator says that Cole had almost saved enough to open a Jiffy Lube. How much had Cole saved?
(a) $200,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $150,000.
(d) $250,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mini-yacht that Harto has received from David Vale in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 39 is said to be capable of sleeping how many people below deck in the master stateroom, port guest stateroom, and aft guest stateroom?

2. In what year did Indonesia declare independence from the Netherlands?

3. What is Jin’s identification number that is called out over the loudspeakers in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 11?

4. Where is the present-day site of Lake Toba and the supposed Toba super-eruption?

5. Dr. Kate Warner’s lab assistant tells her in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 1 that she’s going to work herself to death. He describes Dr. Warner’s secrecy, hoarding of notes, and refusal to talk to anyone about what?

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