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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. Where does A.G. Riddle say he self-published The Atlantis Gene?
2. What city did Kate leave after her miscarriage?
3. The person talking to Kate as she’s in the observation room in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 110 tells her that the structure found in Antarctica is believed to be how large in comparison to the size of Manhattan?
4. What does the voice in the observation room tell Kate the two children are carrying in the backpacks they wear as they enter the site in Antarctica in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 110?
5. Where is David Vale when he awakens in the novel’s Epilogue?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has the setting of the drill site changed when Robert Hunt observes it in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 99?
2. What is revealed regarding the location of the Bell in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 97? What additional clue is included along with the final journal entry?
3. How does David go about contacting Howard Keegan in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 101? What does David learn from Keegan?
4. What is related of the Spanish flu epidemic in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 97?
5. Whom does Kate encounter as she attempts to escape with the children in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 132? How does Kate respond?
6. What is revealed to the reader in the conversation between Martin Grey and Dorian Sloane in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 104?
7. What offer does Howard Keegan make to Kate Warner in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 106? How does Kate respond?
8. The last entry from the journal follows after how much time has passed in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 97? What is related in this entry?
9. What information is related in the press release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 78?
10. What does Kate discover when she finds the missing boys in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapters 128 and 129?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the attacks on 9/11 at the World Trade Center in New York and how this event relates to the novel. What was David’s experience like during the terrorist attacks on 9/11? How did these events lead David to his work with Clocktower? What are examples of different conspiracy theories related to 9/11? How do these compare with David’s theories?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the Clocktower organization in The Atlantis Gene. Is this organization aligned with any nation(s)? What is David Vale’s position within the organization? What is his objective at the train station in Chapter 2? How does the reader’s impressions of Clocktower change in the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss radiation sickness and the effects of short-term and long-term radiation on the human body. Where did most of the research related to radiation poisoning come from? How are the effects of radiation seen in the Bell in the novel?
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