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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. Why does the dispatcher from Albany call the train station?
(a) To check on the bridge.
(b) To let them know that an important passenger is on the train.
(c) To let them know that the mail is not on the train.
(d) To let them know the train will be late.

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

3. What happens to a ship on the St. Lawrence River?
(a) Explosion.
(b) Pilot error.
(c) It runs aground.
(d) Collision.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How late is the train that should be coming into the station?

3. What is Mercier's job?

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

5. When was the locomotive built?

(see the answer key)

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