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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what hotel does Heidi stay in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Donovan House.
(b) Jefferson Hotel.
(c) Washington Court Hotel.
(d) The Melrose Hotel.

2. What time does a ship sink on the St. Lawrence River?
(a) 2:10 a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 4 p.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

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

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

5. Who developed the Doodlebug?
(a) The Meta Section scientists.
(b) Scientists at NUMA.
(c) Scientists at MIT.
(d) Scientists at the Department of Energy.

6. From where does Mercier suggest that the United States buy electricity?
(a) Ottawa Power.
(b) Quebec Hydro.
(c) Toronto Hydro.
(d) Canadian National Electric.

7. Who is waiting for Danielle when she returns home after seeing her husband in the hospital?
(a) Henri Villon.
(b) Sarveux's parents.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Foss Gly.

8. In Chapter 3, where is the train station located?
(a) Wacketshire, New York.
(b) Rochester, New York.
(c) Buffalo, New York.
(d) Hudson, New York.

9. What degree is Heidi Milligan working toward?
(a) Bachelor of Arts degree.
(b) Master's degree.
(c) Doctorate degree.
(d) Bachelor of Science degree.

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

11. What happens when Meechum tries to get outside the station to flag the train?
(a) He is shot and hit on the head.
(b) He stumbles.
(c) He cuts his hand on the lantern.
(d) He runs into someone coming inside at the same time.

12. What can Shields see from where he is at the beginning of the book?
(a) Other cars.
(b) A dead girl.
(c) Other passengers.
(d) His wife.

13. How many people die on the train?
(a) 100.
(b) 138.
(c) 57.
(d) 212.

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

15. How many people die on the Prime Minister's plane?
(a) 35.
(b) 52.
(c) 47.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Foss Gly born?

2. Why did Gly leave his home state?

3. What does Shields ask a man to find for him?

4. Where in England is a reference to the North American Treaty found?

5. In Chapter 4, with whom does Mercier meet in the afternoon?

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