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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapter 26-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Mercier's job?
(a) Secretary of the Treasury.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) National Security Adviser.

3. To whom does the author compare Premier Jules Guerrier's appearance?
(a) Moses.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Norman Rockwell.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does General Simms go fishing near the River Blackwater?

2. Who developed the Doodlebug?

3. What top secret program does the President want Mercier and Klein to coordinate with the State Department and Central Intelligence?

4. When did Richard Essex die?

5. Why does the dispatcher from Albany call the train station?

(see the answer key)

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