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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 Howard Keegan say he is currently located when he speaks on the phone to David in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 101?
2. What conclusion does David Vale reach regarding Immari’s ultimate goal after listening to Kate read from the journal in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 90?
3. How old is Howard Keegan said to appear in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 106?
4. According to Plato’s account of the lost city of Atlantis, the island sank how many years ago?
5. What year does David tell Patrick Pierce it currently is in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 127?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does David go about contacting Howard Keegan in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 101? What does David learn from Keegan?
2. What happens after Kate and her father are reunited in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 142?
3. How has the setting of the drill site changed when Robert Hunt observes it in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 99?
4. What does David Vale see around him when he awakens in the novel’s Epilogue?
5. What does Kate discover when she finds the missing boys in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapters 128 and 129?
6. How does David Vale supposedly die in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 143?
7. The last entry from the journal follows after how much time has passed in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 97? What is related in this entry?
8. What happens to the monkeys as Robert Hunt watches in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 99?
9. What does Patrick Pierce reveal about the capabilities of the Bell in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 127?
10. What is related of the Spanish flu epidemic in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 97?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss radiation sickness and the effects of short-term and long-term radiation on the human body. Where did most of the research related to radiation poisoning come from? How are the effects of radiation seen in the Bell in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Dr. Katherine Warner in The Atlantis Gene. Approximately how old is Kate? How long has she been conducting research in Jakarta? What is revealed of her past? How does Kate’s character evolve in the course of the novel?
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