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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alex initially attempt to break the aquarium glass with in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?
(a) A rock.
(b) A scuba tank.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) A hammer.

2. 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) Toaster ovens.
(b) Toilets.
(c) Desk chairs.
(d) Suitcases.

3. What does the elderly, round-faced woman sit reading in the library when Alex enters in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?
(a) Crime and Punishment.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

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

5. Which of the grills is Alex able to open when he finds the back way into the laboratory in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?
(a) The second.
(b) The fifth.
(c) The third.
(d) The first.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex trigger with his Game Boy, saving himself from Mr. Grin in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?

2. How much does Alex win in his bet with Sayle in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

3. What was Anthony Horowitz given by his mother for his thirteenth birthday?

4. What kind of car did Ian Rider drive?

5. What device does Alex use to attach himself to the plane in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reward does Alex receive in Chapter 17, "Yassen"? How does he encounter Sayle in the end of the novel?

2. How does Alex attempt to enter the mine in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

3. How does Alex escape entrapment and certain death in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?

4. What does Yassen Gregorovich do when a worker drops one of the metal boxes in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

5. What danger does Alex face at the end of Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"? How have Alex's actions led him into this danger?

6. How does Alex escape the security guard in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"? Who eventually traps Alex?

7. What does Alex discover outside the store room in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

8. How does Alex escape Mr. Grim in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"? Where does he attempt to land?

9. What does Alex do at night to discover more clues in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"? Where does he go?

10. What motivation does Mr. Sayle have for his plans in Chapter 13, "The School Bully"? Who does he seek revenge upon?

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