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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. When was the locomotive built?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1910.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does a ship sink on the St. Lawrence River?

2. How much money is in the train safe?

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

4. What is Mercier's job?

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

(see the answer key)

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