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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 the reader first meets Alan Mercier, what type of car is he riding in?
(a) Ford sedan.
(b) Black limo.
(c) Chevy sedan.
(d) Chrysler sedan.

2. After Dr. King calls Sandecker at home, what does Sandecker forget to do before going back to NUMA?
(a) Put on his shoes.
(b) Get his car keys.
(c) Grab a jacket.
(d) Hang up the phone.

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

4. How many people die on the train?
(a) 138.
(b) 100.
(c) 212.
(d) 57.

5. Who meets Brian Shaw at the airport in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Dirk Pitt.
(b) Heidi Milligan.
(c) Burton-Angus.
(d) Jack Murphy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the sandbar located?

2. What is Mercier's job?

3. What did Pitt and Giordino do together in high school?

4. How can the Doodlebug identify minerals?

5. Why doesn't Sandecker ignore a call that is coming in when he has finally gotten home after a long day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is some of the equipment in the NUMA headquarters?

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

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

4. What is Hiram Meechum, the Western Union man, doing while he waits for the train?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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