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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many metal traces and minerals can be identified by the Doodlebug?
(a) 75.
(b) 25.
(c) 110.
(d) 51.

2. What is John Essex's occupation when Heidi goes to see him?
(a) Oyster farming.
(b) Politics.
(c) Horse racing.
(d) Peanut farmer.

3. Heidi wants to find information about the letter she found at Princeton. Who does Heidi go to see after she visits the National Archives?
(a) The Senate historian.
(b) An archivist at the Smithsonian.
(c) The House historian.
(d) Librarian at the Library of Congress.

4. Where is Shaw going after he leaves Washington, D.C.?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Seattle.
(d) San Francisco.

5. What did Pitt and Giordino do together in high school?
(a) Played hockey.
(b) Played soccer.
(c) Played football.
(d) Played basketball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Pitt like to have the next time he takes a trip?

2. What nickname has the train engineer given the locomotive?

3. How far does Sandecker run daily?

4. What happens when Meechum tries to get outside the station to flag the train?

5. What can Shields see from where he is at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What have been some challenges that Sarveux has faced during the time he has been Prime Minister?

2. Describe the Pullman car that Essex is traveling in.

3. What safety precautions are in effect at the hydroelectric plant?

4. What does Shields want the man with the dead daughter to do for him?

5. What does a man do when he finds his daughter half buried in the debris on the ship?

6. Why were the tests of the Doodlebug conducted in the Labrador Sea?

7. Why is Mercier worried as he works late at the beginning of Chapter 21?

8. What does Quebec Hydro want if they sell electricity to the United States?

9. What does Brigadier General Simms ask Brian Shaw to do?

10. How do the Royal Canadian Mounted Police save Sarveux's life?

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