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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 is supposed to be coming into the station?
(a) Hudson Express.
(b) Manhattan Limited.
(c) Rochester Limited.
(d) Albany Express.

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

3. Who is the Western Union night man?
(a) Stephen Michaelson.
(b) Hiram Meechum.
(c) Stanley Martinson.
(d) Sam Harding.

4. Where is Harvey Shields in Chapter 1?
(a) In a car.
(b) On a sinking Canadian luxury liner.
(c) On a train.
(d) At home.

5. What happens when Meechum tries to get outside the station to flag the train?
(a) He is shot and hit on the head.
(b) He runs into someone coming inside at the same time.
(c) He stumbles.
(d) He cuts his hand on the lantern.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the reader first meets Alan Mercier, what type of car is he riding in?

3. While Harding and Meechum wait for the Manhattan Limited, who comes into the station?

4. Why does the dispatcher from Albany call the train station?

5. Why is a tugboat captain from Catskill angry?

(see the answer key)

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