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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. In the press release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 78, it is announced that a new flu strain has been reported in Northern India. In what village was the first outbreak reported?
(a) Jakarta, India.
(b) New Delhi, India.
(c) Dharchula, India.
(d) Asansol, West Bengal.

2. Where is David Vale when he awakens in the novel’s Epilogue?
(a) Inside a coffin.
(b) Inside of the World Trade Center.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) Inside one of the glass tubes.

3. How much is the pay offered to Patrick Pierce to head an archeological dig in the journal entry in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 79?
(a) 25 Papiermarks per week.
(b) 200 Papiermarks per week.
(c) 100 Papiermarks per week.
(d) 50 Papiermarks per week.

4. What does the note say that Qian has left for Kate and David in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 98?
(a) “Please be safe and save the Clocktower.”
(b) “Look closely behind you and closer in front.”
(c) “Please return. We will miss you.”
(d) “Forgive us our inaction. War is not in our nature.”

5. Antarctica is said to cover what area in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 82?
(a) 125 million square kilometers.
(b) 74 million square kilometers.
(c) 17.5 million square kilometers.
(d) 12.8 million square kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Qian refer to the “mountain monks” and “the Light” in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 69?

2. What is the last known place of habitation by the Neanderthals?

3. Almost how many years have passed since Patrick Pierce’s last journal entry when he concludes his final entry in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 97?

4. How old is Howard Keegan said to appear in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 106?

5. How long does Martin Grey say he’s been waiting for Kate or her father to return from the structure when he meets her in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 150?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does David Vale see around him when he awakens in the novel’s Epilogue?

2. What does Kate discover when she finds the missing boys in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapters 128 and 129?

3. Who does Patrick Pierce describe meeting in the journal entries from Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 79? What job is he offered?

4. What is revealed to the reader in the conversation between Martin Grey and Dorian Sloane in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 104?

5. Why does Kate say that they have to escape the area around Gibraltar in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 150? How do they flee?

6. What is revealed through the conversation between David Vale and Patrick Pierce in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 124?

7. How has the setting of the drill site changed when Robert Hunt observes it in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 99?

8. When are the first entries in the journal dated in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapters 71-77? Who has written the journal?

9. Whom does Kate meet when she exits the portal with the children in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis"? How is this character described?

10. What report is related to Dorian Sloane in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 70? How does he respond to the report?

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