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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Chapter 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What train company does the ticket agent in Chapter 3 work for?
(a) Canadian Pacific Railway.
(b) Burlington Northern Railroad.
(c) New York & Quebec Northern Railroad.
(d) The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad.

2. What time does a ship sink on the St. Lawrence River?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) 2:10 a.m.
(d) Midnight.

3. What is the date in Chapter 1?
(a) July 1911.
(b) May 1914.
(c) September 1914.
(d) August 1912.

4. While Harding and Meechum wait for the Manhattan Limited, who comes into the station?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A man fastidiously dressed.
(c) A train employee from headquarters.
(d) A school teacher.

5. When the reader first meets Alan Mercier, what type of car is he riding in?
(a) Ford sedan.
(b) Black limo.
(c) Chrysler sedan.
(d) Chevy sedan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shields ask a man to find for him?

2. How late is the train that should be coming into the station?

3. When was the locomotive built?

4. What is Richard Essex doing on the train?

5. What does the person who comes into the station want?

(see the answer key)

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