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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 Western Union man doing while waiting for the train?
(a) Taking a walk.
(b) Having a late supper.
(c) Playing chess.
(d) Playing cards.

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

3. What can Shields see from where he is at the beginning of the book?
(a) Other cars.
(b) Other passengers.
(c) His wife.
(d) A dead girl.

4. What happens to Shields at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) He gets in an accident.
(b) He falls and breaks a leg.
(c) He drowns.
(d) He cuts his arm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to a ship on the St. Lawrence River?

2. In Chapter 3, where is the train station located?

3. Why is a tugboat captain from Catskill angry?

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

5. How many people die on the train?

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