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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. In what hotel does Heidi stay in Washington, D.C.?

2. What can Shields see from where he is at the beginning of the book?

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

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

5. What does Danielle Sarveux think when she is told that her husband may walk with a cane?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Admiral Sandecker look like?

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

4. Describe the Doodlebug.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the author uses foreshadowing to give the reader clues and hints of what will happen in the novel. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Several characters in the novel perform their duties at great personal risk or hardship. Discuss who these characters are and how they perform their duties in spite of the difficulties or challenges that work to keep them from doing their duty.

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