View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What range did the rail guns have when they fired on targets in Marbella and Malaga?

2. Where is Dorian in Chapter 32?

3. In Chapter 1, how many days has the Atlantis Plague been killing people?

4. In Chapter 12, how many of the animals that surround Kate and her companions are dogs?

5. In Chapter 14, how many troops need to be moved to Antarctica?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Kate, Martin and the boys find shelter in Chapter 23?

2. In Chapter 44, how does David say that Major Rukin can solve the Berber problem?

3. In Chapter 14, what cities does the Immari control?

4. In Chapter 5, what is said about the real cause of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918?

5. Why do Kate and Martin leave the boys in Chapter 23?

6. Why did the ship rush the scientists’ awakening process in the Prologue?

7. Who is Adam Shaw?

8. What does Kate dream in Chapter 3?

9. How does Kate get to the building where Martin is in Chapter 41?

10. What happens to Dorian Sloane in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, the author uses artistic license and blends fact and fiction to make the book seem more realistic. What are some of the instances where the author uses some truth, but twists the truth to advance the plot? How does the use of artistic license make the novel seem more real?

Essay Topic 2

Milo traveled from his monastery to Malta.

a. Why was the journey so difficult for him?

b. What was the purpose of his journey?

c. Did he accomplish his purpose?

Essay Topic 3

Both Janus and Shaw pretend to be someone they are not. What are the men’s motives for hiding their identities? Who has altruistic reasons for hiding his identity? How are both men involved with Kate?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 672 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample