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

2. It is just before what time when the guards come in with Mr. Grin and lead Alex out of the dungeon in Chapter 13, "The School Bully"?

3. As Alex watches from the observation deck, Agent Gregorovich is called where by a speaker in Chapter 12, "Behind the Door"?

4. Who enters and unlocks Alex's handcuffs in Chapter 14, "Deep Water"?

5. Alex tells Sayle that his father worked on an art gallery where in Chapter 9, "Night Visitors"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the book found by Alex relate to his uncle's diagram, as discovered in Chapter 11, "Dozmary Mine"?

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

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

4. Who suggests Alex go for a walk on his last day at Sayle Enterprises in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"? Where does he go?

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

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

7. What scene does Alex find upon crashing through the Science Museum in Chapter 16, "Twelve O'Clock"?

8. How does Alex escape his assailants in Chapter 10, "Death in the Long Grass"?

9. Where does Alex find himself in the beginning of Chapter 13, "The School Bully"? What does Mr. Sayle reveal about the computers to Alex?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Sayle Enterprises in the novel. Where is Sayle Enterprises located? How populous is the area?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and analyze the actions and objectives of each of the characters in Chapter 4. How does Mr. Blunt go about coercing Alex to join the mission?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Mrs. Jones in the narrative and discuss the history of MI6. How is the CIA affiliated with MI6?

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