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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long has Robert Hunt been living in “the pod” in the beginning of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 23 days.

2. How many people comprise the Indonesian National Police marine unit, as described in the news release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 43?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 40,000.

3. Who is the man that comes to torture Dr. Kate Warner in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 37?
(a) Josh Cohen.
(b) Howard Keegan.
(c) David Vale.
(d) Vincent Tarea.

4. What term from the novel refers to the study of mitotically or meiotically heritable changes in gene expression or cellular phenotype, caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence?
(a) Culigenetics.
(b) Cryogenetics.
(c) Epigenetics.
(d) Synergetics.

5. After reading David Vale’s letter in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 25, Josh Cohen fulfills the orders asking Josh to distribute funds to various bank accounts. The last transaction is to an account at what bank in the U.S.?
(a) JP Morgan.
(b) US Bank.
(c) Bank of America.
(d) Wachovia.

6. What does Harto say “is the future” in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 39?
(a) “Entertainment.”
(b) “Fishing.”
(c) “Politics.”
(d) “Gambling.”

7. Where does David discover the hidden code sent to him from Josh Cohen in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 42?
(a) His bank account deposits.
(b) In a coded message in the New York Times obituaries.
(c) In his email box.
(d) In an encrypted painting.

8. What is the setting of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 4?
(a) Manggarai Train Station.
(b) Cape Town, South Africa.
(c) The Clocktower Safe House.
(d) Immari Jakarta Headquarters.

9. Who arrives at the Clocktower Station Headquarters to meet with David Vale in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 9?
(a) Adam Lynch.
(b) Conner Anderson.
(c) Josh Cohen.
(d) Dmitry Kozlov.

10. The astronaut’s suit that Martin Grey wears in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 45 was purchased hastily from what organization a week ago?
(a) The Chinese Space Agency.
(b) The U.S. Space Agency.
(c) The Russian Space Agency.
(d) The Indian Space Agency.

11. What is the setting of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 6?
(a) Manggarai Train Station.
(b) Secure Comms Room, Clocktower Station Headquarters.
(c) The Clocktower Safe House.
(d) Immari Corp. Research Complex.

12. What is Naomi drinking in the beginning of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 47?
(a) A Coca Cola.
(b) A martini.
(c) Scotch and soda.
(d) A gimlet.

13. What is Jin’s identification number that is called out over the loudspeakers in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 11?
(a) 548789.
(b) 204394.
(c) 54641.
(d) 65981.

14. What is the name on the ID badge that David Vale takes to wear from the locker at the train station in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 51?
(a) Adam Lynch.
(b) Josh Cohen.
(c) Conner Anderson.
(d) Vincent Tarea.

15. Where is the present-day site of Lake Toba and the supposed Toba super-eruption?
(a) Antarctica.
(b) Gibraltar, Iberian Peninsula.
(c) Sumatra, Indonesia.
(d) Cape Town, South Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Nazis sent expeditions to Antarctica, they claimed part of the continent as a new German province named what, according to the narrator in the Prologue?

2. What is the name of the eight-year-old autistic child that has just completed the puzzle Dr. Warner’s team has designed to identify savants in the opening of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 3?

3. In the opening of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 38, the narrator says that Cole had almost saved enough to open a Jiffy Lube. How much had Cole saved?

4. What is the name of the research vessel that is described in the opening of the Prologue?

5. In the letter that David Vale has left to Josh Cohen to read upon his death in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 25, he tells Josh to forward whatever he’s found to whom?

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