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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 5-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 engineer of a train dumped trash while crossing a bridge.
(d) The drawbridge needs to be raised.

2. How late is the train that should be coming into the station?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 16 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 12 minutes.

3. What is used to bring down the Prime Minister's plane?
(a) A bomb.
(b) Damage to one of the engines.
(c) Ground-to-air missiles.
(d) Air in a fuel line.

4. Which branch of the military does Heidi work for?
(a) Navy.
(b) Army.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Marines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Shields see from where he is at the beginning of the book?

2. Where is Shaw going after he leaves Washington, D.C.?

3. What does Villon ask the officer in charge of the Mounted Police records department to find?

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

5. Who may be behind the Free Quebec Society?

(see the answer key)

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