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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Martin Grey tells Dorian Sloane in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 45 that what he knows of the structure under the submarine is that it’s very old. “At least as old as the ruins” where?
(a) “In Mexico.”
(b) “In Egypt.”
(c) “In Nevada.”
(d) “In Gibraltar.”

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?
(a) Wonder Island.
(b) Snow Island.
(c) Dutch Island.
(d) Ice Island.

3. According to the narrator in the Prologue, Antarctica holds what percentage of the world’s ice?
(a) 60%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 70%.
(d) 80%.

4. 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?
(a) ARG-234.
(b) MPR-123.
(c) ARC-247.
(d) JPK-234.

5. 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) China, Nepal, and India.
(b) France, Germany, and Switzerland.
(c) The United States and Mexico.
(d) North and South Korea.

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

7. 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) Wachovia.
(d) US Bank.

8. How many people comprise the Indonesian National Police marine unit, as described in the news release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 43?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 20,000.

9. What term from the novel refers to the study of mitotically or meiotically heritable changes in gene expression or cellular phenotype, caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence?
(a) Cryogenetics.
(b) Synergetics.
(c) Culigenetics.
(d) Epigenetics.

10. 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) 4.
(d) 6.

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

12. 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. Cohen.”
(b) “Mr. Smith.”
(c) “Mr. Vale.”
(d) “Mr. Tarea.”

13. Dr. Kate Warner tells David Vale in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 49 that Autism Spectrum Disorders have increased in America in the past 20 years by how much?
(a) 500%.
(b) 150%.
(c) 200%.
(d) 300%.

14. According to the narrator in the novel’s Prologue, the Nazis sent expeditions to Antarctica in what years?
(a) 1938 and 1939.
(b) 1940 and 1941.
(c) 1942 and 1943.
(d) 1941 and 1942.

15. What is the setting of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 6?
(a) Immari Corp. Research Complex.
(b) Secure Comms Room, Clocktower Station Headquarters.
(c) The Clocktower Safe House.
(d) Manggarai Train Station.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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”?

4. Where does the narrator say Karl Selig and his team had set out to sea five weeks ago in the novel’s Prologue?

5. Who is the man that comes to torture Dr. Kate Warner in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 37?

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