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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the center of the vessel anchored over the wreck of the Empress of Ireland?
(a) A derrick.
(b) Weapons.
(c) A telescope.
(d) A command center.

2. What type of car is Dirk driving from the Washington airport?
(a) 1958 Cadillac convertible.
(b) 1948 Packard convertible.
(c) 1961 Austin Healey 3000.
(d) 1966 AC Ford Cobra.

3. How many squads of marines are sent to work with Sandecker?
(a) Five squads.
(b) One squad.
(c) Two squads.
(d) Three squads.

4. Heidi takes a plane out of Quebec. Who does she talk to on the plane?
(a) Rudy Gunn.
(b) Brian Shaw.
(c) Al Giordino.
(d) Dirk Pitt.

5. How long does it take the Empress of Ireland to sink after being hit?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 14 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) An hour.

6. Who accosts Danielle and Villon near the ferry dock?
(a) Superintendant McComb.
(b) Finn.
(c) Gly.
(d) Saveux.

7. What is the name of the ship that hit the Empress of Ireland?
(a) Storstad.
(b) Vinni.
(c) Alowtair.
(d) Kattegat.

8. Where does Danielle buy her clothes?
(a) Quebec.
(b) Ottawa.
(c) Charlottetown.
(d) Montreal.

9. How many times does Dirk have the area around the old railroad bed photographed?
(a) Ten times.
(b) Two times.
(c) Five times.
(d) Three times.

10. What did Magee's house used to be?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) The Wacketshire post office.
(c) The Wacketshire station.
(d) A Wacketshire bank.

11. What does Pitt use to examine the aerial photographs?
(a) Binoculars.
(b) A magnifying glass.
(c) Two hand lenses.
(d) A microscope.

12. How long had the Mounties known about Danielle's affair with Villon?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 months.

13. Who comes to see Dirk at the Richmond Antique and Classic Car Auction?
(a) Mercier.
(b) Sandecker.
(c) Harrison Moon IV.
(d) Klein.

14. Who is the first person that Shaw sees after his fight with Gly?
(a) Dirk.
(b) Heidi.
(c) Gunn.
(d) Villon.

15. What does Ansel Magee do for a living?
(a) He is a sculptor.
(b) He is a poet.
(c) He is a painter.
(d) He is a writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Dirk wonder if Harrison Moon IV has ever read?

2. How far down is the bedrock on the Hudson River where Giordino is looking for the Manhattan Limited?

3. When was the last time anyone saw the Manhattan Limited up close?

4. Who is the Director of the Quebec Institute of Marine Engineering?

5. Where is Dirk heading after leaving the site of the Empress of Ireland?

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