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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many humans does the doctor at the Tibetan Immari facility say they have available as subjects when speaking to Dorian Sloane in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 47?
(a) 59.
(b) 210.
(c) 125.
(d) 119.

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) Jakarta, Indonesia.
(b) Cape Town, South Africa.
(c) New Delhi, India.
(d) New York, New York.

3. Who is the spokesperson for Immari Jakarta that is quoted in the news release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 43?
(a) Dorian Sloane.
(b) Adam Lynch.
(c) David Vale.
(d) Steve Cooper.

4. How old is Dorian Sloane said to be in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 45?
(a) 53.
(b) 59.
(c) 42.
(d) 26.

5. What is the name of the research vessel that is described in the opening of the Prologue?
(a) Exposure.
(b) Icefall.
(c) Captain.
(d) Snowcap.

6. What is the name of the eight-year-old autistic child that has just completed the puzzle Dr. Warner’s team has designed to identify savants in the opening of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 3?
(a) Surya.
(b) Uri.
(c) Milo.
(d) Adi.

7. What is the river that David Vale is found floating in, in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 26?
(a) The Pesaggrahan River.
(b) The Ganges River.
(c) The Betwa River.
(d) The Ramganga River.

8. Where does David discover the hidden code sent to him from Josh Cohen in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 42?
(a) His bank account deposits.
(b) In his email box.
(c) In a coded message in the New York Times obituaries.
(d) In an encrypted painting.

9. 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?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

10. When the Nazis sent expeditions to Antarctica, they claimed part of the continent as a new German province named what, according to the narrator in the Prologue?
(a) Baden-Württemberg.
(b) Mecklenburg.
(c) Neuschwabenland.
(d) North Rhine-Westphalia.

11. By what name does Dr. Martin Grey address the man who has kidnapped Dr. Warner and whom she believes to be responsible for the kidnapping of her subjects, in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 28?
(a) “Mr. Tarea.”
(b) “Mr. Cohen.”
(c) “Mr. Smith.”
(d) “Mr. Vale.”

12. What is the Drill Site number at Snow Camp Alpha that is described as the setting of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48?
(a) Drill Site #4.
(b) Drill Site #7.
(c) Drill Site #3.
(d) Drill Site #6.

13. 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-in-law.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her grandfather.

14. The research vessel described in the opening of the Prologue is said to be how many miles off the coast of Antarctica?
(a) 62 miles.
(b) 45 miles.
(c) 88 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

15. How many seats are in the airplane that David leads Kate to in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 46?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. The iceberg that has broken off from Antarctica is described in the Prologue as having a surface area covering how much space?

2. When Robert Hunt radios to “Bounty” in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48, he relates that they have reached what depth?

3. According to the narrator in the Prologue, Antarctica holds what percentage of the world’s ice?

4. What is the setting of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 6?

5. For how long has Robert Hunt been living in “the pod” in the beginning of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48?

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