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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. What does the voice in the observation room tell Kate the two children are carrying in the backpacks they wear as they enter the site in Antarctica in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 110?

2. What is the name of the German soldier that greets Patrick Pierce in the journal entry from Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 79?

3. The letter that falls from the journal when Kate opens it in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 71 is dated from 1938 and signed by whom?

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

5. Antarctica is said to cover what area in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 82?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is related in the journal entries from Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 86?

2. What information is related in the press release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 78?

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

4. 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?

5. What happens after Kate and her father are reunited in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 142?

6. 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?

7. When are the first entries in the journal dated in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapters 71-77? Who has written the journal?

8. Why does Kate say that they have to escape the area around Gibraltar in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 150? How do they flee?

9. What happens to the monkeys as Robert Hunt watches in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 99?

10. 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?

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

Discuss the setting of the monastery where Kate and David are taken after escaping the Immari Headquarters in Tibet, and the character of Milo. How old is Milo described? How does Milo’s personality differ from most of the other characters in the novel? How does Milo help Kate and David?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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