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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 trigger with his Game Boy, saving himself from Mr. Grin in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?
(a) A rocket.
(b) A smoke bomb.
(c) A helicopter.
(d) A land mine.

2. 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) 400.
(c) 104.
(d) 275.

3. A convoy of how many vehicles leave Sayle Enterprises with Alex hiding in the back of a truck in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?
(a) 8.
(b) 18.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

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

5. Where is Yassen Gregorovich from?
(a) Poland.
(b) Slovakia.
(c) Russia.
(d) Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alex gets tricked into falling into the aquarium with the jellyfish by whom in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?

2. What does Alex find by the water when the tunnel goes underwater in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

3. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?

4. What name does the author give for the place Alex wanders to when becoming lost on his path in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?

5. What is the bet that Sayle and Alex make in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What book does Alex discover which leads to more clues in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

2. What foreshadowing is revealed in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"? How does this chapter build suspense in the narrative?

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

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

5. What does Alex surmise about the contents of the metal boxes in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

6. What game does Alex play against Herod Sayle in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"? How much money is won?

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

8. Where does Alex go to search for information in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"? What does he discovery about his uncle's inquiries?

9. How does Alex escape the Sayle estate in Chapter 15, "Eleven O'Clock"? What weapon does he gain?

10. Who entraps Alex in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"? How?

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