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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. Where is Harvey Shields in Chapter 1?

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

3. What is Henri Villon's position in the Canadian government?

4. What train is supposed to be coming into the station?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Peter Beasley find a reference to the North American Treaty?

3. Why were the tests of the Doodlebug conducted in the Labrador Sea?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Compare the leadership styles of Dirk and Sarveux. Explain why their leadership styles are different and how their personalities affect their leadership styles.

Essay Topic 3

Does the author use third person limited or third person omniscient point of view? Present arguments indicating which point of view the author uses. Use examples from the novel to support your position.

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