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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives at the Clocktower Station Headquarters to meet with David Vale in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 9?

2. By what name does Robert Hunt identify himself when speaking over the radio in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48?

3. Into what body of water does Dr. Kate Warner fall in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 37?

4. What language does Harto say he will learn in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 39?

5. What does Harto say “is the future” in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What is the setting of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 6? Who is the main character in this chapter?

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

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

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 is David Vale’s position and objective in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 2?

8. What happens when David Vale jumps onto the train in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss human evolution and the Toba Catastrophe Theory as it is applied in The Atlantis Gene. How does this theory relate to the plot of the novel? When did the Toba super-eruption take place? How is this event said to have bottlenecked the human population? What were the results of this bottleneck? How widely accepted is the Toba Catastrophe Theory? What theories oppose it?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the characters of Barnaby Prendergast and Dmitry Kozlov in The Atlantis Gene. What role do each of these characters play in the plot of the narrative? Are these characters aligned with the protagonists or antagonists in the story? What is the outcome at the end of the novel for each of these characters?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the two settings established in the Prologue and Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 1. How populous are these settings? What is the time period established in the beginning of the novel? What tone is established with these two settings?

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