Night Probe! Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. How can the Doodlebug identify minerals?

2. What does Danielle Sarveux think when she is told that her husband may walk with a cane?

3. About how long does it take the crew of the Doodlebug to make emergency repairs?

4. What happens to a ship on the St. Lawrence River?

5. What is Mercier's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shields want the man with the dead daughter to do for him?

2. What does the Doodlebug find?

3. Describe the Doodlebug.

4. Why is Mercier worried as he works late at the beginning of Chapter 21?

5. Why does Mercier meet with the Secretary of Energy, Ronald Klein?

6. What does Brigadier General Simms ask Brian Shaw to do?

7. How do the Royal Canadian Mounted Police save Sarveux's life?

8. What were some of the crimes that Max Roubaix committed?

9. What is Hiram Meechum, the Western Union man, doing while he waits for the train?

10. What safety precautions are in effect at the hydroelectric plant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several different types of genre that might describe Night Probe! Select a genre that you feel fits the novel, and use examples from the book to show how the book fits into the genre that you chose.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss what a night probe is and explain why the term is a good title for the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of suspense in the novel and explain how suspense advances the plot.

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