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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. 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?

2. What was the precursor organization to the Central Intelligence Agency?

3. What is the name of the eight-year-old autistic child that has just completed the puzzle Dr. Warner’s team has designed to identify savants in the opening of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 3?

4. 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. Josh watches as five transactions take place of what sum of money each?

5. Who is the Police Inspector General who is quoted in the news release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 43 as saying, “We know Dr. Warner’s clinic was the legal guardian of over 100 Indonesian children who were taken without their parents’ consent”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacle do David and Kate meet in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 46? How do they overcome the obstacle?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Nazi submarine that has been a recurring motif in The Atlantis Gene. What conspiracy theories relate to the expeditions of Nazi Germany into Antarctica? When did these expeditions take place? How does the author intertwine these theories with Die Glocke in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the clues left behind for David by Josh Cohen. How does David first uncover the messages from Josh? What internal clues are left in the messages? How are these messages not intercepted – or are they? How do these messages help to propel the plot forward?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the attacks on 9/11 at the World Trade Center in New York and how this event relates to the novel. What was David’s experience like during the terrorist attacks on 9/11? How did these events lead David to his work with Clocktower? What are examples of different conspiracy theories related to 9/11? How do these compare with David’s theories?

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