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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was on the Manhattan Limited that would have been worth stealing?
(a) Two million in gold coins.
(b) A million dollar payroll for the train company.
(c) A million dollars in U.S. currency.
(d) A million dollars in gold bars.

2. Who comes to see Dirk at the Richmond Antique and Classic Car Auction?
(a) Mercier.
(b) Harrison Moon IV.
(c) Sandecker.
(d) Klein.

3. Who does Dirk want Sandecker to call in to get maps from railroad archives?
(a) Mercier.
(b) Shaw.
(c) Heidi.
(d) The President.

4. When was the last time anyone saw the Manhattan Limited up close?
(a) When it left the Albany station.
(b) When it left Columbiaville.
(c) When it left New York.
(d) When it left Wacketshire.

5. Where is the case taken that is found on the wreck of the Empress?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Arlington College of Archaeology.
(c) Cornell University.
(d) Brown University.

6. Where does Gly shoot Villon?
(a) In his elbow.
(b) In his right side.
(c) In his left knee.
(d) In his collarbone.

7. Heidi takes a plane out of Quebec. Who does she talk to on the plane?
(a) Dirk Pitt.
(b) Rudy Gunn.
(c) Al Giordino.
(d) Brian Shaw.

8. The Americans see something drop off a barge after the successful burn on the Empress. What went overboard?
(a) Scrap metal.
(b) Shaw.
(c) Trash.
(d) Gly.

9. What is Gly's price for not turning incriminating photographs over to the press?
(a) $25 million.
(b) $100 million.
(c) $30 million.
(d) $50 million.

10. What research boat is Giordino using for the expedition to search for the Manhattan Limited?
(a) Decker.
(b) De Ville.
(c) Express.
(d) De Soto.

11. To whom does the author compare Premier Jules Guerrier's appearance?
(a) Norman Rockwell.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Moses.

12. Who does Villon tell Shaw he should use to coordinate the destruction of the Empress of Ireland?
(a) Superintendent McComb.
(b) Sarveux.
(c) Foss Gly.
(d) Stuckey.

13. How many squads of marines are sent to work with Sandecker?
(a) Two squads.
(b) Three squads.
(c) One squad.
(d) Five squads.

14. What is the name of the ship that hit the Empress of Ireland?
(a) Vinni.
(b) Storstad.
(c) Alowtair.
(d) Kattegat.

15. Who makes one last dive to the Empress?
(a) Collins.
(b) Dirk.
(c) Gunn.
(d) Klinger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What top secret program does the President want Mercier and Klein to coordinate with the State Department and Central Intelligence?

2. How many men are sent to work with Shaw at the quarry?

3. Where does Brian Shaw meet Heidi?

4. What was Shields' cabin number on the Empress?

5. What explosive is Dirk's crew using for a controlled explosion on the Empress?

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