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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. How far does Sandecker run daily?

2. How large a crew is on board the Doodlebug?

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

4. What is the Western Union man doing while waiting for the train?

5. Where is Dirk heading after he sees Heidi off at the airport?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Admiral Sandecker look like?

4. Why does the dispatcher from Albany call the train station?

5. What safety precautions are in effect at the hydroelectric plant?

6. Why is Villon so upset about the bungled attempt to kill the Prime Minister by shooting down his plane?

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss how the letter that Heidi found was the inciting force in the novel. Show how it affected other events in the book and how it created some events that happened in the book.

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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