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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. 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) 50,000.
(b) 16,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 4,000.

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

3. 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) US Bank.
(b) JP Morgan.
(c) Bank of America.
(d) Wachovia.

4. What is Naomi drinking in the beginning of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 47?
(a) A Coca Cola.
(b) Scotch and soda.
(c) A martini.
(d) A gimlet.

5. 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 Nevada.”
(b) “In Gibraltar.”
(c) “In Egypt.”
(d) “In Mexico.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. Who is the West Jakarta Police Chief that walks into the crime scene at the Autism Research Center in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 5?

5. How much of the population does Martin Grey say lives within a hundred miles of the coast in today’s world, in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What bank transactions does Josh Cohen make in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 25?

3. What is the setting described in the opening of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 1? What is Dr. Kate Warner doing when the chapter opens?

4. How does Josh Cohen go about sending David Vale a message before he is intercepted in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 25?

5. What coded message does David Vale find through the craigslist ads in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 42?

6. What do Martin Grey and Dorian Sloane find inside the submarine in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 45?

7. How does Dorian Sloane respond to the information he’s gained in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 45? What decision does he make?

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

9. What is the setting described in the opening of the novel’s Prologue? What is taking place in this setting?

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

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