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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people are staring up in shock at Alex when he crashes into the Science Museum in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?
(a) 150.
(b) 67.
(c) 300.
(d) 1,300.

2. When Alex looks down from the observation platform, he sees how many laboratory workers in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?
(a) 8-10.
(b) 40-50.
(c) 12-15.
(d) 20-30.

3. What time is it when Alex looks at his watch in the underground laboratory in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?
(a) 1 a.m.
(b) 10 p.m.
(c) 12 a.m.
(d) 7 p.m.

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

5. What emerges from the water as Alex watches from behind the truck in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) A seal.
(b) A geyser.
(c) A submarine.
(d) A shark.

6. What is an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Swine flu.
(c) Anthrax.
(d) Gout.

7. To what entrance of the mine is Alex heading in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) Dozmary Tunnel.
(b) Newcastle Shaft.
(c) Kerneweck Shaft.
(d) Liverpool Tunnel.

8. Who was the the last owner of the Dozmary Mine, who had quietly slipped away and blown his brains out?
(a) Dozmary Burns Jr.
(b) John Dozmary.
(c) Sir Rupert Dozmary.
(d) Dozmary Smith III.

9. The boxes which are loaded in the back of the truck are about the size of what in Alex's estimation in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) Toilets.
(b) Suitcases.
(c) Desk chairs.
(d) Toaster ovens.

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

11. At what time of day will the Prime Minister press the start button for the Stormbreaker computers?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 12 p.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

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

13. When Sayle asks if Alex has any criticisms of the Stormbreaker game in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors," Alex says he is surprised the game does not have what?
(a) Color graphics.
(b) Save points.
(c) 3-D acceleration.
(d) More than ten levels.

14. The virus in the computers is described as "Worse even than the stuff ____ was brewing up in the Gulf War."
(a) Somalia.
(b) Kuwait.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Iraq.

15. What is the book label that Alex discovers on the sheet of paper while in the library in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) JM 397/4.
(b) QC 8754.
(c) CL 475/19.
(d) EY 2945.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is driving the taxi that Alex hails at the end of the novel?

2. What does Alex see being inserted into the computer screens in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

3. What kind of stew does Alex have at Sayle's house in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

4. What does Alex refer to as a "Victorian pile" below him in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?

5. Anthony Horowitz is the creator and writer of what television series?

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