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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is said to be the director of Immari Security that Martin Grey eyes “as if he were an apparition” in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 30?
(a) Steve Cooper.
(b) Howard Keegan.
(c) Dorian Sloane.
(d) Ben Adelson.

3. 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) Neuschwabenland.
(c) North Rhine-Westphalia.
(d) Baden-Württemberg.

4. The wire release that opens Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 43 is from what news organization?
(a) BBC World Report.
(b) Al Jazeera.
(c) CNN News.
(d) The Associated Press.

5. Dr. Kate Warner tells David Vale in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 22 that the human race is about 200,000 years old, but that “we’ve only been so-called behaviorally modern humans” for how many years?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 16,000.

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. 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?

3. 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?

4. According to the narrator in the novel’s Prologue, the Nazis sent expeditions to Antarctica in what years?

5. How many feet long is the mini-yacht that David Vale has given to Harto in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. What external conflicts are presented to the protagonists in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 24?

2. How does Josh Cohen discover David Vale is still alive in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 25? What danger does Josh face at this point?

3. What is Vincent Tarea watching in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 21? What information does he gain?

4. What is significant about the information revealed in the press release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 43?

5. What information does David Vale learn from Dr. Kate Warner regarding “Toba Protocol” in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 22?

6. What setting is described in the opening of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 45? What special gear does Martin Grey don in the opening of the chapter?

7. What new information does the reader learn from the press releases that comprise Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 27?

8. Where does Kate awaken in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 40? How is this setting described?

9. What development has occurred with Kate’s study in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 3? What conflict takes place in the chapter?

10. How is the uncovered artifact described in the novel’s Prologue? What words are seen on the side of the vessel?

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