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

2. Where is Heidi heading after Dirk sees her off at the airport?
(a) Santa Barbara.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Santa Cruz.
(d) San Diego.

3. Who has Heidi been studying for two years as she works on her degree?
(a) Warren G. Harding.
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Harry Truman.

4. 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) An archivist at the Smithsonian.
(b) The House historian.
(c) The Senate historian.
(d) Librarian at the Library of Congress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How large a crew is on board the Doodlebug?

2. How does the Doodlebug survive the torpedo attack?

3. When the reader first meets Alan Mercier, what type of car is he riding in?

4. Who is the head of NUMA?

5. Who is the Western Union night man?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Doodlebug find?

3. Describe the injuries that the Prime Minister suffers after escaping the plane.

4. Why does Giordino interrupt Sandecker's meeting with the Security Council?

5. Why did Quayle believe that the sub was going to attack the Doodlebug?

6. Why is Villon so upset about the bungled attempt to kill the Prime Minister by shooting down his plane?

7. Describe the Doodlebug.

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

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

10. How do they know that the tragedy at James Bay was not an accident?

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