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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 what year does Dorian Sloane say he awakened in the tube along with Patrick Pierce in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 111?
2. The person talking to Kate as she’s in the observation room in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 110 tells her that the structure found in Antarctica is believed to be how large in comparison to the size of Manhattan?
3. On what date is the journal entry in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 86 set?
4. What is the name of the scattered Irishman who accompanies the German to meet with Patrick Pierce in the journal entry from Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 79?
5. Patrick Pierce says in his final journal entry that Kane has taken the Bell to Germany to conduct experiments near what town?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kate discover when she finds the missing boys in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapters 128 and 129?
2. 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?
3. What is revealed regarding the location of the Bell in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 97? What additional clue is included along with the final journal entry?
4. What offer does Howard Keegan make to Kate Warner in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 106? How does Kate respond?
5. What is related in the journal entries from Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 86?
6. How has the setting of the drill site changed when Robert Hunt observes it in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 99?
7. Where are Kate and David located in the opening of Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 97? What is revealed in the first lines of the journal in the chapter?
8. 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?
9. What information is related in the press release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 78?
10. When are the first entries in the journal dated in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapters 71-77? Who has written the journal?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Robert Hunt in the novel. What is Robert’s role in the plot of the story? Why is Robert in Antarctica? What events does Robert Hunt observe after he’s left the drill site? What causes him to turn back?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss Dr. Craig Venter and the field of epigenetics. What does epigenetics concern? What discoveries were made by Dr. Venter? How is this real-life figure described in the narrative? How does Venter’s work relate to the plot of The Atlantis Gene?
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