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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. Where does the Immari soldier named Cole Bryant tell David Vale he’s from in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 33?
2. What term from the novel refers to the study of mitotically or meiotically heritable changes in gene expression or cellular phenotype, caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence?
3. For how long has Robert Hunt been living in “the pod” in the beginning of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48?
4. What is Jin’s identification number that is called out over the loudspeakers in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 11?
5. How much is the contract that Robert Hunt has agreed to going to pay him for two months of drilling, according to the author in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What new information does the reader learn from the press releases that comprise Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 27?
3. Where has Kate been taken in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 28? Who confronts her here?
4. What external conflicts are presented to the protagonists in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 24?
5. What actions does Dorian Sloane take in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 47? Whom does he contact?
6. What is significant about the information revealed in the press release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 43?
7. What coded message does David Vale find through the craigslist ads in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 42?
8. 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?
9. What is the setting of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 2? What is David Vale doing when the chapter opens?
10. What information does the reader learn from the exchange between Dorian Sloane and Martin Grey in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 30?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the Great Flood and the last ice age. When did the last ice age end? How much did sea levels rise when this took place? How did the Great Flood affect human development, according to the theories presented in the novel? Are these theories widely accepted outside of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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