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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. When did Richard Essex die?
(a) May 28, 1914.
(b) September 2, 1915.
(c) April 28, 1914.
(d) June 1, 1914.

2. How can the Doodlebug identify minerals?
(a) By the resonation frequency.
(b) Divers collect samples.
(c) By collecting samples using robots.
(d) By computer analysis of scans.

3. What train company does the ticket agent in Chapter 3 work for?
(a) The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad.
(b) New York & Quebec Northern Railroad.
(c) Burlington Northern Railroad.
(d) Canadian Pacific Railway.

4. What can Shields see from where he is at the beginning of the book?
(a) A dead girl.
(b) His wife.
(c) Other cars.
(d) Other passengers.

5. What is the name of Heidi Milligan's ship?
(a) USS Albany.
(b) USS Constitution.
(c) USS Buffalo.
(d) USS Arvada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mercier's job?

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

3. What does Villon ask the officer in charge of the Mounted Police records department to find?

4. With whom does Sandecker meet after the Doodlebug is attacked?

5. What does Shields ask a man to find for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harvey Shields think he is experiencing a nightmare?

2. What were some of the crimes that Max Roubaix committed?

3. What is the weather like as Sam Harding waits for the Manhattan Limited?

4. Who comes into the Wacketshire station while Harding and Meechum wait for the Manhattan Limited?

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

6. Why does Mercier meet with the Secretary of Energy, Ronald Klein?

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

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

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

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

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