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

2. Why does Dirk consult Preston Beatty?
(a) He is an engineer who specializes in bridges.
(b) He is an expert on unsolved crimes.
(c) He is a train analyst.
(d) He is an explosives expert.

3. Who does Lieutenant Commander Raymond Weeks look like?
(a) A large bear.
(b) Moses.
(c) Santa Claus.
(d) Falstaff.

4. What is the speed of the current in the Hudson River where divers are looking for the Manhattan Limited?
(a) 1 knot.
(b) 2 knots.
(c) 4 knots.
(d) 3 knots.

5. Who is creating the ghost train?
(a) Ansel Magee.
(b) Sam Harding's grandson.
(c) Clement Massey's brother.
(d) Hiram Meecham's granddaughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Shaw pretend to be when Sandecker calls the Gramercy Park Hotel?

2. How long does it take to repair the research boat after it is damaged by a submerged log?

3. What does Dirk want to borrow from Magee?

4. What is Gly's price for not turning incriminating photographs over to the press?

5. How many days behind schedule is Giordino at the beginning of Chapter 41?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dirk find at Coles Point?

2. What proof does Shaw have that indicates the Americans are looking for the North American Treaty?

3. Why does Heidi want to start searching the Empress of Ireland first?

4. What four different systems will be used to tunnel through the Empress?

5. What do Chase and Giordino hear while working at the Manhattan Limited site?

6. Why is Sarveux very surprised to see Villon at the end of Chapter 67?

7. How is Shields' case found?

8. What are the conditions that Sarveux sets for an independent Quebec?

9. What Sarveux comes home from the hospital, what does he tell Villon?

10. Who does the President send to help Dirk and his crew?

(see the answer keys)

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