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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. How many people die on the train?
(a) 212.
(b) 57.
(c) 100.
(d) 138.

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

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

4. In Chapter 3, where is the train station located?
(a) Wacketshire, New York.
(b) Rochester, New York.
(c) Buffalo, New York.
(d) Hudson, New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What train is supposed to be coming into the station?

3. What happens when Meechum tries to get outside the station to flag the train?

4. From where does Mercier suggest that the United States buy electricity?

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

(see the answer key)

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