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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) Nakula Pang.
(b) Dr. Warner.
(c) Dr. Chase.
(d) Dr. Evans.

3. How long ago does Martin Grey say his team had discovered the submarine in Antarctica when speaking to Dorian Sloane in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 41?
(a) 7 days ago.
(b) 5 days ago.
(c) 12 days ago.
(d) 3 days ago.

4. 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. Josh watches as five transactions take place of what sum of money each?
(a) $2 million.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $1 million.
(d) $500,000.

5. What is Jin’s identification number that is called out over the loudspeakers in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 11?
(a) 54641.
(b) 204394.
(c) 65981.
(d) 548789.

6. What is the setting of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 4?
(a) Immari Jakarta Headquarters.
(b) Cape Town, South Africa.
(c) Manggarai Train Station.
(d) The Clocktower Safe House.

7. In Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 1, Dr. Kate Warner finds a photograph among her things. It is the only photograph Kate has of her childhood home where?
(a) Paris.
(b) North Dakota.
(c) West Berlin.
(d) London.

8. 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. James Sparks.
(b) Dr. Michael Warner.
(c) Dr. Craig Venter.
(d) Dr. Anderson Wallace.

9. What does Martin Grey say he believes the metallic object below the submarine is in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 41?
(a) An alien spaceship.
(b) An ancient cathedral.
(c) An underground prison.
(d) A hidden treasure chest.

10. For how long has Robert Hunt been living in “the pod” in the beginning of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 23 days.
(d) 6 weeks.

11. When Robert Hunt radios to “Bounty” in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48, he relates that they have reached what depth?
(a) 4,200 feet.
(b) 7,500 feet.
(c) 1,689 feet.
(d) 260 feet.

12. Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 8 opens with a wire release from what news organization?
(a) BBC World Report.
(b) The Associated Press.
(c) Al Jazeera.
(d) Toba Protocol.

13. 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 an encrypted painting.
(c) In his email box.
(d) In a coded message in the New York Times obituaries.

14. What does Harto intend to do with the mini-yacht he’s been given by David Vale in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 39?
(a) Sell it to the government.
(b) Host fishing tours.
(c) Scrap it to build a house.
(d) Sell it to tourists.

15. What two words are written in magic marker on the t-shirt that Cole believed to be a bomb in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 38?
(a) “Next” and “Time.”
(b) “Love” and “David.”
(c) “Ha!” and “Gotcha.”
(d) “Boom!” and “Sorry.”

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. What is the name of Dr. Kate Warner’s adoptive father who encouraged her to go abroad to continue her research?

3. The research vessel described in the opening of the Prologue is said to be how many miles off the coast of Antarctica?

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. What have Dr. Kate Warner’s hands been secured with in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 28?

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