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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alex is told that the longest survivor in the jellyfish tank lasted how long in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?
(a) 21 minutes.
(b) 5 and 1/2 hours.
(c) 53 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

2. What is the second question Herod Sayle presents to Alex in Chapter 13, "The School Bully"?
(a) "Who sent you here?"
(b) "How much do you know?"
(c) "How do I know you?"
(d) "Who are you?"

3. How many shots does Alex fire while hanging from the parachute in the Science Museum in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

4. Who is flying the plane that Alex hijacks in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"?
(a) Ms. Vole.
(b) Herod Sayle.
(c) Mr. Grin.
(d) Mr. Blunt.

5. When was Anthony Horowitz born?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1948.

6. What kind of local affairs does the librarian tell Alex that Ian Rider had been interested in?
(a) Cornish local history.
(b) Castella local history.
(c) Dunsmuir local history.
(d) London local history.

7. When Sayle hits a foul, how many points is it to Alex in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

8. How many hours does Alex spend toying with the Stormbreaker in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 11.

9. According to the book Alex reads in the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine," by the 1990s there were how many mines in Cornwall?
(a) 8.
(b) 14.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

10. According to the book Alex reads in the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine," in the nineteenth century there had been how many mines in Cornwall?
(a) 27.
(b) 104.
(c) 400.
(d) 275.

11. What weapon does Alex bring with him from the house in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"?
(a) A slingshot.
(b) A grenade launcher.
(c) A harpoon gun.
(d) A stun gun.

12. Who had supposedly murdered Ian Rider, as believed by Alex in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) Jack Starbright.
(b) Mr. Grin.
(c) Herod Sayle.
(d) Yassen Gregorovich.

13. What is the man in the thickly knitted jersey reading when Alex enters the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) A bible.
(b) Fisherman's Week.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) A contract.

14. What happens to the guard who drops one of the metal boxes in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) He is fired.
(b) He is slapped.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is yelled at.

15. Alex watches as two guards are sprayed with white steam and wonders if they are being what in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?
(a) Immunized.
(b) Poisoned.
(c) Decontaminated.
(d) Scalded.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the grills is Alex able to open when he finds the back way into the laboratory in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

2. What is the book label that Alex discovers on the sheet of paper while in the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

3. What does Sayle say his butler will be serving for lunch tomorrow in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

4. Who does Sayle say found Alex snooping in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

5. What time is it when Alex looks at his watch in the underground laboratory in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

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