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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What comparison does Villon make about his appearance and Gly's appearance?
(a) They could be cousins.
(b) They both work out.
(c) They have the same color eyes.
(d) They could almost be brothers.

3. What does Villon ask the officer in charge of the Mounted Police records department to find?
(a) Records on Foss Gly.
(b) Records on the plane crash.
(c) Records on Max Roubaix.
(d) Records on the Prime Minister.

4. When the reader first meets Alan Mercier, what type of car is he riding in?
(a) Ford sedan.
(b) Chrysler sedan.
(c) Chevy sedan.
(d) Black limo.

5. What does Danielle Sarveux think when she is told that her husband may walk with a cane?
(a) Thanks goodness it was not more serious.
(b) He won't be able to cross country ski.
(c) That will be worth 20,000 votes.
(d) He won't be able to jog anymore.

6. How far does Sandecker run daily?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 6 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

7. What does Shields ask a man to find for him?
(a) A jacket.
(b) Something to eat.
(c) A gas station.
(d) A travel case.

8. With whom does Sandecker meet after the Doodlebug is attacked?
(a) Canadian Navy Commander.
(b) Chief of Naval Operations.
(c) The Security Council.
(d) Canadian Foreign Secretary.

9. How does the Doodlebug survive the torpedo attack?
(a) The torpedo missed.
(b) The torpedo hits a sandbar.
(c) The torpedo hits a whale.
(d) The torpedo hits a rock outcropping.

10. Where is the money for the Doodlebug transferred to?
(a) The Department of Transportation.
(b) National and Underwater Marine Agency.
(c) The Navy.
(d) The Department of Energy.

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

12. What train company does the ticket agent in Chapter 3 work for?
(a) The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad.
(b) New York & Quebec Northern Railroad.
(c) Burlington Northern Railroad.
(d) Canadian Pacific Railway.

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

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

15. While Harding and Meechum wait for the Manhattan Limited, who comes into the station?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A man fastidiously dressed.
(c) A school teacher.
(d) A train employee from headquarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the head of NUMA?

2. Why is a tugboat captain from Catskill angry?

3. Who stops Sandecker when he is out jogging in Chapter 23?

4. When he is in the hospital, who does Sarveux say that Henri Villon must consult?

5. When was the locomotive built?

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