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

2. Why is a tugboat captain from Catskill angry?
(a) A bridge girder dropped on his boat.
(b) The engineer of a train dumped trash while crossing a bridge.
(c) The drawbridge needs to be raised.
(d) Passengers from a train threw things while going over a bridge.

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

4. What is Mercier doing as he drives to his office at the White House?
(a) Enjoying the scenery.
(b) Chatting with the driver.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Using a microprocessor.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the Western Union night man?

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

4. How many people die on the train?

5. What nickname has the train engineer given the locomotive?

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