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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 does the person who comes into the station want?
(a) Money.
(b) A place to get out of the storm.
(c) To make a phone call.
(d) To let them know about the bridge.

2. What is Richard Essex doing on the train?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Writing a letter to his wife.

3. From where does Mercier suggest that the United States buy electricity?
(a) Canadian National Electric.
(b) Toronto Hydro.
(c) Quebec Hydro.
(d) Ottawa Power.

4. What nickname has the train engineer given the locomotive?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Steamy Sam.
(c) Speeding Stanley.
(d) Gallopin' Lena.

5. Who is a train ticket agent?
(a) David Brown.
(b) Sam Harding.
(c) Andrew Stein.
(d) Hiram Meechum.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mercier's job?

3. Who is the Western Union night man?

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

5. Where is Harvey Shields in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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