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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. Who is seen alive in the room across from David in the novel’s Epilogue?
2. How old is Howard Keegan said to appear in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 106?
3. Almost how many years have passed since Patrick Pierce’s last journal entry when he concludes his final entry in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 97?
4. What is the report that is presented to Dorian Sloane in the opening of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 70?
5. What is described as “an ever-present danger in many coal mines” in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 81?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to the monkeys as Robert Hunt watches in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 99?
2. What does David Vale see around him when he awakens in the novel’s Epilogue?
3. What is related in the journal entries from Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 86?
4. What happens after Kate and her father are reunited in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 142?
5. When are the first entries in the journal dated in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapters 71-77? Who has written the journal?
6. How is the setting of the mining site in Gibraltar described in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 81? Who leads Patrick on the tour?
7. How has the setting of the drill site changed when Robert Hunt observes it in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 99?
8. What report is related to Dorian Sloane in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 70? How does he respond to the report?
9. 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?
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 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 2
Discuss the narrative style of The Atlantis Gene. Is the narrator of the story involved in the action? Is the story told in a past or present tense? Does the narrative style change between the chapters? Why do you think the author chose this narrative style?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the characters of Barnaby Prendergast and Dmitry Kozlov in The Atlantis Gene. What role do each of these characters play in the plot of the narrative? Are these characters aligned with the protagonists or antagonists in the story? What is the outcome at the end of the novel for each of these characters?
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