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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. In the journal entry that Kate reads in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 77, the narrator describes monkeys kept in cages inside of what cave?

2. What is the Latin term for the ancient subspecies of humans referred to as “Hobbits” in the narrative?

3. The Rock of Gibraltar is said to be one of what two structures in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 81?

4. According to David’s assessment in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 124, Patrick Pierce became an unwilling member of the Immari Leadership during what years, in order to protect his wife and unborn child?

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

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

3. What obstacles do Patrick and David face as they attempt to find Kate in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 139?

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

5. What does Patrick Pierce reveal about the capabilities of the Bell in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 127?

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

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

8. What are Robert Hunt’s actions in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 82?

9. Whom does Kate encounter as she attempts to escape with the children in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 132? How does Kate respond?

10. What plan do Kate and David develop after completing the journal in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 98?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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