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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. Who may be behind the Free Quebec Society?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Iraq.
(c) China.
(d) Cairo.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mercier's job?

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

3. In Chapter 4, with whom does Mercier meet in the afternoon?

4. What can Shields see from where he is at the beginning of the book?

5. When was the locomotive built?

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