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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people die after the explosion that Gly sets off?
(a) 8.
(b) 20.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

2. After Heidi receives a phone call at the hotel, where does Shaw go?
(a) The site of the old train station in Wacketshire.
(b) Hudson River.
(c) The De Soto.
(d) Long Island Railroad Museum.

3. Where does Shaw take Heidi?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Santa Barbara.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Monterey.

4. Who drives Dirk's car to the airport?
(a) Giordino.
(b) Lasky.
(c) His secretary.
(d) Gunn.

5. What does Dirk ask the helicopter pilot, who brings Heidi to the wreck site, to bring on his next run?
(a) Hand guns.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) A case of peanut butter.
(d) Oysters.

6. Where does the President meet with Mercier and Klein after learning about the North American Treaty?
(a) The Oval Office.
(b) White House tennis courts.
(c) The Press Room.
(d) White House pool.

7. What explosive is Dirk's crew using for a controlled explosion on the Empress?
(a) Cyclotol.
(b) Pyroxone.
(c) HBX.
(d) H-6.

8. What does Shaw see while he watches, from the shore, the vessels in the area of the wreck of the Empress?
(a) A hydroplane.
(b) A small fishing boat.
(c) A speed boat.
(d) An old trash scow.

9. What is the speed of the current in the Hudson River where divers are looking for the Manhattan Limited?
(a) 2 knots.
(b) 4 knots.
(c) 3 knots.
(d) 1 knot.

10. Why does Dirk consult Preston Beatty?
(a) He is an expert on unsolved crimes.
(b) He is an engineer who specializes in bridges.
(c) He is a train analyst.
(d) He is an explosives expert.

11. Who accosts Danielle and Villon near the ferry dock?
(a) Gly.
(b) Saveux.
(c) Finn.
(d) Superintendant McComb.

12. Why is Dirk not feeling well when he returns to Washington after the torpedo incident?
(a) He is sick to his stomach.
(b) He has caught a cold.
(c) He has a sinus infection.
(d) He has a headache.

13. What happens to Heidi when Gly sets off the explosives on the Empress?
(a) She breaks her arm.
(b) She breaks her leg.
(c) She dislocates her knee.
(d) She gets a concussion.

14. What does Ansel Magee do for a living?
(a) He is a sculptor.
(b) He is a painter.
(c) He is a poet.
(d) He is a writer.

15. How long will it take to get a crew and gear ready to search the Empress for the treaty?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Dirk wonder if Harrison Moon IV has ever read?

2. How long does it take the Empress of Ireland to sink after being hit?

3. How many days behind schedule is Giordino at the beginning of Chapter 41?

4. How does Gly kill Danielle and Villon?

5. How many hours does Lieutenant Commander Weeks give Dirk to retrieve his men and equipment?

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