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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator in the Prologue says that when Karl’s team had set out to sea, Naomi had brought aboard “two changes of clothes, three romance novels, and” what kind of liquor?
(a) Bourbon.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Gin.
(d) Whiskey.

3. The mini-yacht that Harto has received from David Vale in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 39 is said to be capable of holding how many people above deck?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

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

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

6. 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) Synergetics.
(b) Epigenetics.
(c) Cryogenetics.
(d) Culigenetics.

7. 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. Vale.”
(c) “Mr. Tarea.”
(d) “Mr. Smith.”

8. Who arrives at the Clocktower Station Headquarters to meet with David Vale in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 9?
(a) Adam Lynch.
(b) Conner Anderson.
(c) Josh Cohen.
(d) Dmitry Kozlov.

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

10. By what name does Robert Hunt identify himself when speaking over the radio in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48?
(a) Buster Bear.
(b) Piranha.
(c) Barracuda.
(d) Snow King.

11. 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 a paid obituary in the newspaper with a coded message.
(b) He places an anonymous ad under “Lost Connections” on craigslist.
(c) He places deposits into David’s personal bank account.
(d) He calls David and leaves him a voicemail with the IP address.

12. Where is the Autism Research Center that is described as the setting of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 1?
(a) Jakarta, Indonesia.
(b) Gibraltar.
(c) New Delhi, India.
(d) Cape Town, South Africa.

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

14. In what year did Indonesia declare independence from the Netherlands?
(a) 1878.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1945.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the precursor organization to the Central Intelligence Agency?

3. 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?

4. In the opening of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 38, the narrator says that Cole had almost saved enough to open a Jiffy Lube. How much had Cole saved?

5. 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?

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