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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. 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) “Love” and “David.”
(b) “Ha!” and “Gotcha.”
(c) “Next” and “Time.”
(d) “Boom!” and “Sorry.”

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

3. The research vessel described in the opening of the Prologue is said to be how many miles off the coast of Antarctica?
(a) 62 miles.
(b) 88 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 45 miles.

4. Where did Dr. Kate Warner earn her MD?
(a) Harvard Medical School.
(b) Princeton Medical School.
(c) Johns Hopkins University.
(d) Northwestern University.

5. 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) 40,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 20,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The wire release that opens Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 43 is from what news organization?

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?

4. Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 2 is set at what location?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. What is the setting of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 2? What is David Vale doing when the chapter opens?

6. 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?

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

8. What internal conflicts are established with Dr. Kate Warner’s character in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 1?

9. What actions does Dorian Sloane take in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 47? Whom does he contact?

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

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