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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the “sweet elixir” that David gives Dr. Kate Warner when she awakens in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 40?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Orange.

2. What writing on the submarine does Karl Selig make out as the iceberg crumbles in the Prologue of the novel?
(a) U-1062 SS Germaniawerft.
(b) SM U-101 SS Handelskrieg.
(c) U-977 SS Kreigsmarine.
(d) UB-115 SS Kaiserliche Marine.

3. 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) 119.
(b) 125.
(c) 59.
(d) 210.

4. How does Josh Cohen send the IP address to David Vale so that he will find it after David’s been killed in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 25?
(a) He places an anonymous ad under “Lost Connections” on craigslist.
(b) He places a paid obituary in the newspaper with a coded message.
(c) He calls David and leaves him a voicemail with the IP address.
(d) He places deposits into David’s personal bank account.

5. Dr. Chang tells Dorian Sloane in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 50, “The first human genome was sequenced in the 90s, and the draft sequence was published in February of 2001.” Who was the first to sequence the human genome and the first to create the first cell with a synthetic genome?
(a) Dr. Craig Venter.
(b) Dr. Anderson Wallace.
(c) Dr. James Sparks.
(d) Dr. Michael Warner.

6. In the letter that David Vale has left to Josh Cohen to read upon his death in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 25, he tells Josh to forward whatever he’s found to whom?
(a) Howard Keegan.
(b) Ben Adelson.
(c) Steve Cooper.
(d) Eddi Kusnadi.

7. Who does Dorian Sloane ask for on the phone when he first calls the Tibetan Immari facility in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 47?
(a) Nakula Pang.
(b) Dr. Chase.
(c) Dr. Warner.
(d) Dr. Evans.

8. The narrator says in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48 that of the three sites Robert Hunt has drilled on, there had been about what value in equipment?
(a) $30 million.
(b) $500,000.
(c) $45 million.
(d) $10 million.

9. How many feet long is the mini-yacht that David Vale has given to Harto in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 39?
(a) 40.
(b) 60.
(c) 80.
(d) 30.

10. 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) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

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

12. What is Harto’s son’s name said to be in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 26?
(a) Jacko.
(b) Milo.
(c) Qian.
(d) Eko.

13. Who is the director of the Clocktower counterterrorism organization in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 2?
(a) Howard Keegan.
(b) Dmitry Kozlov.
(c) Nakula Pang.
(d) Adam Lynch.

14. Where has Dr. Kate Warner been taken in the opening of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 28?
(a) Immari Jakarta Headquarters.
(b) The Clocktower Safe House.
(c) The Main Situation Room at Clocktower Station Headquarters.
(d) Manggarai Train Station.

15. What does Harto say “is the future” in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 39?
(a) “Gambling.”
(b) “Politics.”
(c) “Fishing.”
(d) “Entertainment.”

Short Answer Questions

1. David Vale tells Josh Cohen in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 12 that of the 240 attendees at the conference, how many “never made it home”?

2. What is the island that is described 96 miles off the coast of Antarctica in the opening of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 45?

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

4. Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 8 opens with a wire release from what news organization?

5. What is the setting described in the opening of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 23?

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