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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 color are the light bults outside the other doors that do not lead to the generator room in Chapter 32?

2. What weapons do Mark and Alec discover in the Berg's weapons stash in Chapter 48?

3. About how many bunks are in the bunker room that Alec and Mark discover in Chapter 32?

4. How does Mark manage to get the male pilot out of the Berg in Chapter 42?

5. Who shoots the crazy woman that has attacked Mark in the beginning of Chapter 52?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Mark and Alec overhear once they've entered the Berg headquarters in Chapter 31?

2. Where do Mark and Alec encounter Anton in Chapter 33? Why does Anton say he has abandoned his mission?

3. How do Mark and Alec manage to find Deedee and Trina in Chapter 56? How are Deedee and Trina described when they are rescued?

4. Whom does Anton say developed the virus in Chapter 33? What effects was the virus supposed to have?

5. What leads Mark to deduce that he has the Flare virus in Chapter 43?

6. What objectives do Mark and Alec set out in Chapter 32?

7. What do Mark and Alec do in preparation for their rescue mission in Chapter 48?

8. Where has Alec landed the Berg in Chapter 45? What do he and Mark discuss after the landing?

9. What is demanded by the gunman in the flashback in Chapter 47? How is the gunman overpowered?

10. How are the technologies of the Flat Trans and the Transvices described in Chapter 49?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Trina's character changed once she has become infected with the Flare virus? How would you compare the progression of Trina's illness with the other characters in the novel? How does Trina behave differently toward Mark?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the tribal cult members that Mark and Alec encounter in the forest. What are the cult members doing when Mark and Alec encounter them? Why do the cult members take Mark and Alec prisoner? How do the protagonists escape?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Anton in the novel. Where do Mark and Alec meet Anton? What does Anton reveal about the mission of the PFC and the use of the Bergs? What has led Anton to abandon this mission?

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