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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John Essex's occupation when Heidi goes to see him?

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

3. How many people die on the train?

4. How long does Sandecker want before he will discuss his project with the President?

5. How much energy does the hydroelectric project produce?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Admiral Sandecker look like?

7. Why do Dr. King and Sandecker have differing opinions about making the existence of the Doodlebug known?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Usually in a novel there are dynamic characters, characters who grow or change during the course of the story. There are also static characters, who are very much the same at the end of the novel as they were at the beginning. Argue whether any characters in the novel could be considered dynamic characters. Use examples from Night Probe! to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

The author inserts a bit of himself and his family into every book he writes. Explain the different references that Cussler has inserted into the novel and how they refer to Cussler, his work, his maritime organization, or his family.

Essay Topic 3

Prime Minister Charles Sarveux compares himself to Lincoln. Argue whether Sarveux's struggles to keep Canada are or are not similar to the struggles that Lincoln faced when trying to keep the United States together. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

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