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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Prologue, Karl Selig watches as an iceberg crumbles. Who is Karl’s grad school friend that he calls to “come check this out”?
(a) Josh Cohen.
(b) Ben Adelson.
(c) Steve Cooper.
(d) David Vale.

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

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

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

5. Where did Dr. Kate Warner earn her MD?
(a) Johns Hopkins University.
(b) Northwestern University.
(c) Princeton Medical School.
(d) Harvard Medical School.

6. What is the name of Dr. Kate Warner’s adoptive father who encouraged her to go abroad to continue her research?
(a) Steve Cooper.
(b) David Vale.
(c) Howard Keegan.
(d) Martin Grey.

7. 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) New Delhi, India.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Cape Town, South Africa.

8. When David Vale examines the numbers in the craigslist ad in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 42, the first numbers turn out to be GPS coordinates for a location at the border of what countries?
(a) North and South Korea.
(b) The United States and Mexico.
(c) China, Nepal, and India.
(d) France, Germany, and Switzerland.

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

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

11. What is the name of Dr. Kate Warner’s lab assistant that brings her coffee in the opening of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 1?
(a) Howard Keegan.
(b) Vincent Tarea.
(c) Ben Adelson.
(d) Steve Cooper.

12. 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) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

13. How do David and Kate enter the bomb shelter in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 44?
(a) Through the back door of the cathedral.
(b) Through the elevator shaft.
(c) Through the bathroom mirror.
(d) Through the closet in the cabin.

14. 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) Mecklenburg.
(b) North Rhine-Westphalia.
(c) Neuschwabenland.
(d) Baden-Württemberg.

15. The astronaut’s suit that Martin Grey wears in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 45 was purchased hastily from what organization a week ago?
(a) The Indian Space Agency.
(b) The Chinese Space Agency.
(c) The Russian Space Agency.
(d) The U.S. Space Agency.

Short Answer Questions

1. The wire release that opens Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 27 is from what news organization?

2. Who is the director of the Clocktower counterterrorism organization in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 2?

3. Where does David discover the hidden code sent to him from Josh Cohen in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 42?

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

5. Who is the Police Inspector General who is quoted in the news release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 43 as saying, “We know Dr. Warner’s clinic was the legal guardian of over 100 Indonesian children who were taken without their parents’ consent”?

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