Ponti's City Spies Practice Test

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• What name do friends and colleagues call Sara's attorney?
• What was Sydney's real name and what did she do that got Mother's attention at the school?
• Where did Rio live prior and what has he been doing his whole life?
• Which condition does Brooklyn suffer from when exposed to heights?
• What is 'breaking in' called in the spy trade?
• What is the name of the movie that is being filmed that they witness?
• What is the name of Sara's new real school?
• Who did Brooklyn say made FARM's proposal special in front of the judges?
• What is the name of Sara's (Brooklyn) new real school?
• Where did Operation Gumdrop take place?
• What was special about the windows at the Three Lions Inn?
• How is Big Bill connected to the FARM in reality?
• What place does the team want to win?
• Where was Sara's (Brooklyn) shoebox located in her foster home?
• What did Paris, Sydney and Brooklyn take in the tunnel with them?
• How many young people are they expecting to descend on Paris for a four-day rally and a scientific symposium?
• Which statement about priest holes is true?
• In the story, Brooklyn is best described as which of the following for Sara?
• What other job does Mother have besides the art gallery?
• Why did Kat find 'not standing out' in Scotland a challenge?
• What is the name of the department store in Scotland that filled the entire city block?
• What alias is used for the 24th baron of Aisling in the story?
• What causes the Eiffel Tower to move about seven inches daily?
• What body of water does the FARM overlook?
• Why do they want to win?
• What word must Brooklyn text to speak with Mother?
• What was found on each body of the French special agents carrying the virus?
• What is Monty's specialty dinner food?
• Asgard is named after the home of which mythology?
• Where does mother work and have an ID badge for the elevator?
• Which statement about Charlotte's upbringing is true?
• Which university is Serena Ochoa affiliated with?
• Kat's hometown of Kathmandu is in which country?
• Olympus is the home of which mythology?
• In which city is the Eiffel Tower located?
• What term do they use for exhausted in Scotland?
• What is the name of the office building where the contest was held?
• What was Gertrude missing?
• How did Sydney afford to attend the fancy school despite having no parents?
• Which character is associated with the nickname 'Brooklyn'?
• What is a nugget?
• What did the team eat at the Eiffel Tower?
• What did Brooklyn give to Mother at the end of the book?
• Why did Mother go to Wallangarra School for Girls in Australia 3 years earlier?
• Where is Kat from?
• What does RV stand for in the story?
• Which option is not one of the studio's three sets?
• What airport did Sara (Brooklyn) and the group fly out of on their way to Scotland?
• Why did Char pick Coach A, seat 22B (the throne) on the train?
• Where was Sara (Brooklyn) born?
• What kind of car does Mother drive?
• How was the virus going to be released?
• What was the name of the building that held the computer servers, and where was it located?
• What year is used as the code to open the secret door in the inn's tunnel?
• Which artist created the painting in Le Fantome's apartment?
• The river into which the agents' bodies were dumped?
• How did Mother say he was starving?
• What does FARM stand for?
• How old is Sara?
• Which items were in Sara's Brooklyn shoebox?
• The FARM's listening activities occurred during which conflict, and to whom did they listen?
• What was the conductor on the trains' favorite sports team?
• How many floating-point operations can Ben perform per second?
• Which is the correct definition of a 'priest hole' as used in historic castles?
• What is the term for bathroom?
• Which country hosts the Wallangarra School for Girls, mentioned in the material?
• Which film title is referenced as something the characters witness during their mission?
• Which facility was Sara (Brooklyn) being sent to, and in which movie does that name appear?
• Asgard is the home of which mythology?
• What did Brooklyn buy at the Eiffel Tower?
• According to the clue about the ATF badge, when was the crown changed?
• The stolen item at the San Francisco summit relates to which technology?
• What was stolen at the summit in San Fran?
• Why does Sydney say she is a trouble maker?
• Which name was Sydney's real name?
• What explains why the fourth room was thought to be a server room?
• What candy bar was Kat obsessed with and why?
• The bodies of the French special agents carrying the virus were found in which body of water?
• Which option best lists Sara's hobbies as described?
• Which statement about the Jenners incident is true?
• Where will the top 10 teams assemble on the final night?
• What was one of 'mothers' favorite sayings about an essential element of surveillance and disappearing into the background?
• What is the name of their operation?
• What was the code to open the metal case that housed the virus?
• How did the team get into Asgard?
• What is the nature of the virus-case opening code described in the story?
• What school did Brooklyn attend in NYC?
• Why did Mother think Sinclair was leaving Paris for good?
• Rio lived on the streets of which country?
• Sara hacked into which facility's computer without being charged?
• What was the name of the Paris hotel that was owned and operated by the British Secret Intelligence Service?
• Which Paris tourist site did they go to the top of while sightseeing?
• Asgard is located on the opposite side of town from which building?
• Why are they going to help Charlotte and her team?
• Who shot the dart from Reggie's tranquilizer gun?
• What are Mother's children's names?
• What was in Sara's Brooklyn shoebox?
• What was the James Bond movie they mentioned and when was it filmed?
• Who do they know on the Kinloch Abbey team and why did they join that team?
• What did Charlotte do at the end to show she was sorry to Mother?
• How did Charlotte's parents die?
• Where were the 3 other summits held?
• Which system did Sara hack at the beginning?
• Why were all the secret service agencies lured into the Summit at the end?
• What is the name of their field agent guide and how long has she been with M16?
• What did they think was in the 4th room (set)?
• What is the Stavros Challenge?
• What term does Mother use for a police call?
• Which college did the prosecuting attorney joke about Judge Pancake attending?
• What do they call boots in Scotland?
• Why does no one recognize Mother?
• What did Charlotte's parents do?
• How did Gabriel get punished by the foster parents?
• Why did Sydney take apart Dr. Cooper's gadget and reassemble it in the library?
• Which city is associated with the Eiffel Tower in the story?
• What base is mentioned as the launch location for the mission?
• What term describes spies who specialize in creating false documents (such as birth certificates)?
• What was the flavor of the lip gloss Sara found in the desk?
• The snow globe Sara kept came from which landmark?
• Who was known as Father Hurricane?
• Where did Sara (Brooklyn) supposedly steal (nick) at Jenners?
• What does Mother prefer to call Big Bill instead of crackpot millionaire?
• Who owns and operates The Three Lions Inn in Paris?
• What was he missing when his grave was dug up?
• Which character is Clementine in relation to Mother?
• What role did Kat take to assist Rio during Sara's arrival?
• In this context, a nugget is used as what?
• Which statement best describes the meaning of 'the throne' in the train context?
• What did Kat give up to Rio so that she could be the 'lookout' in the airport when Sara (Brooklyn) was arriving?
• Which character gave Brooklyn a flash drive about the kids?
• Who is the portrait of when you first walk into the FARM?
• What were the 3 separate 'sets' they had in the studio?
• What was stored in the tunnels in Paris from the past?
• What did Kat say about the world champions of Scrabble? Are they English teachers?
• Which mechanism allowed the virus to spread after release?
• From which country did the virus-holding agents originate?
• Where did Charlotte grow up?
• Why is a police car called a panda car?
• The Renoir painting in Le Fantome's apartment reminded him of whom?
• What is the Stavros Challenge prize for winning?
• What happened to Sara's abuela?
• Is Big Bill really the heir to the FARM?
• Whom does winning help protect?
• What war was the FARM a covert listening station for, and who did they listen to?
• What was the name of the virus from Paris?
• Who is the author of City Spies?
• Kat was kicked off the team...she did not quit. Why was she kicked off?
• Which character grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina?
• What did Sara (Brooklyn) really steal at Jenners?
• What did Brooklyn put into Charlotte's backpack without Charlotte knowing?
• Who is Ben?
• What is a group of frogs called?
• According to Brooklyn, what is the recommended way to handle a hacker?
• What is the nationality of Father Hurricane?
• What is the name of Sara's public defender?
• In what year was Dr. No filmed?
• In what year did Father Hurricane move to Cuba?
• Who did Brooklyn say she hacked to show she was a better hacker than Charlotte?
• Who killed the two French secret agents and dumped their bodies into the Seine?
• Which year doubles as the code to open the secret door in the inn's tunnel?
• Which group was targeted to be wiped out by the virus?
• Name 3 shows/movies that were filmed there?
• Which role best describes Randall Stubbs in Sara's case?
• What were the 3 names that Sara's second attorney gave her?
• Why does Mother maintain two jobs?
• Where has Sara lived most of her life?
• Which statement best describes the alias 'Mother' in the story?
• The Wallangarra School for Girls is located in which country?
• Which famous painting did Le Fantome have in his apartment?
• What clue revealed that the ATF badge Sydney saw was not valid?
• Which motivational phrase did Brooklyn keep repeating to encourage herself to get over the wall?
• What are the ages of Mother's children?
• What did Brooklyn tell Char her specialty was?
• In what year was Jenners established?
• The Three Lions Inn was named after which entity?
• Which character is associated with Cadbury Crunchie candy?
• What is the nickname of Gertrude?
• When was the grand opening of the FARM?
• What is the name of the secret room in castles or manor houses in Scotland and England where people can hide?
• What school won the prize from the Summit?
• How did Sara (Brooklyn) know about Charlotte?
• Which borough did Sara primarily live in?
• Who gave Sara Brooklyn the snow globe?
• Who was the star of the movie?
• What unofficial ranking does Ben hold among British computers?
• What did Sydney say in her speech to alert the team?
• What is the name of the reality show they are training for in the studio was a disguise?
• Where did Mother go to college?
• Who was known as the purple thumb?
• Why does he have these jobs?
• What is described as the challenge for the Paris summit?
• How long would it take for the virus to kill someone?
• What game did Paris play a lot?
• What is the name of Mother's wife and how many children did they have?
• Which royal event coincided with the FARM's grand opening?
• What is the name of the movie studio?
• Which book character is most closely associated with the facility named Crunchem Hall?
• How long did Sara's new attorney ask her to trust him in the courtroom?
• The system Sara hacked into at the start is best described as which of the following?
• What type of plane did the team fly off the FARM in for their mission?
• What was the time limit on Sydney's speech at the summit?
• Which two buildings are central to the setting described?
• Which organization overlooks the North Sea in the story?
• Who wrote Matilda?