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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Shields at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) He falls and breaks a leg.
(b) He cuts his arm.
(c) He gets in an accident.
(d) He drowns.

2. What does the person who comes into the station want?
(a) To let them know about the bridge.
(b) Money.
(c) To make a phone call.
(d) A place to get out of the storm.

3. With whom does Sandecker have to argue over funding for NUMA?
(a) Mercier.
(b) The President.
(c) A Senate finance committee.
(d) Congressional budget committee.

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

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

6. How much money is in the train safe?
(a) $435.16.
(b) $18.14.
(c) $137.45.
(d) $2,361.

7. 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.

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

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

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

11. Who is the head of NUMA?
(a) Sandecker.
(b) Mercier.
(c) Klein.
(d) Pitt.

12. 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) That will be worth 20,000 votes.
(c) He won't be able to cross country ski.
(d) He won't be able to jog anymore.

13. Within a fifty mile radius of what area did the murders occur that are attributed to Max Roubaix?
(a) Fort George, Quebec.
(b) Churchill, Manitoba.
(c) Hay River, Northwest Territories.
(d) Moose Jaw, Alberta.

14. Why is a tugboat captain from Catskill angry?
(a) Passengers from a train threw things while going over a bridge.
(b) The drawbridge needs to be raised.
(c) The engineer of a train dumped trash while crossing a bridge.
(d) A bridge girder dropped on his boat.

15. Why doesn't Sandecker ignore a call that is coming in when he has finally gotten home after a long day?
(a) He is expecting a call.
(b) The call is coming in on the direct line from NUMA.
(c) Caller ID shows the caller's phone number.
(d) He always answers the phone no matter how tired he is or how late it may be.

Short Answer Questions

1. Heidi wants to find information about the letter she found at Princeton. Who does Heidi go to see after she visits the National Archives?

2. Which branch of the military does Heidi work for?

3. What is the name of the ship that Pitt is on?

4. In what hotel does Heidi stay in Washington, D.C.?

5. What English naval officer agrees to look for references to the North American Treaty?

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