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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much energy does the hydroelectric project produce?
(a) 600,000 kilowatts.
(b) 1,000,000 kilowatts.
(c) 500,000 kilowatts.
(d) 250,000 kilowatts.

2. Who is a train ticket agent?
(a) Andrew Stein.
(b) Hiram Meechum.
(c) David Brown.
(d) Sam Harding.

3. What are the projected yields for the oil-producing sandbar that the Doodlebug finds?
(a) 1,000 barrels per acre foot.
(b) 1,500 barrels per acre foot.
(c) 3,000 barrels per acre foot.
(d) 2,000 barrels per acre foot.

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

5. How many acres does the James Bay hydroelectric project cover?
(a) 3 acres.
(b) 25 acres.
(c) 12 acres.
(d) 50 acres.

6. Where is Dirk heading after he sees Heidi off at the airport?
(a) Hudson Bay.
(b) Lake Erie.
(c) Labrador Sea.
(d) Lake Ontario.

7. What is the name of the ship that Pitt is on?
(a) Down Under.
(b) Sand Buggy.
(c) Doodlebug.
(d) Ship of Discovery.

8. Who meets Brian Shaw at the airport in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Jack Murphy.
(b) Heidi Milligan.
(c) Burton-Angus.
(d) Dirk Pitt.

9. Where was Foss Gly born?
(a) Flagstaff, Arizona.
(b) Quebec.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Toronto, Canada.

10. How many metal traces and minerals can be identified by the Doodlebug?
(a) 75.
(b) 25.
(c) 51.
(d) 110.

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

12. In Chapter 4, with whom does Mercier meet in the afternoon?
(a) Nevin Scott.
(b) Sam Martinson.
(c) Ronald Klein.
(d) James Andrews.

13. How large a crew is on board the Doodlebug?
(a) Ten men.
(b) Three men.
(c) Two men.
(d) Five men.

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

15. Why does Dr. King call Sandecker at home?
(a) To tell him that an intruder has been spotted near the Doodlebug.
(b) To tell him they have lost contact with the Doodlebug.
(c) To tell him that the Doodlebug has found something.
(d) To tell him that the Doodlebug has been damaged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sandecker call when the sub attacks the Doodlebug?

2. What is the Western Union man doing while waiting for the train?

3. Why doesn't Sandecker ignore a call that is coming in when he has finally gotten home after a long day?

4. When was the locomotive built?

5. With whom does Sandecker have to argue over funding for NUMA?

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