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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 long does it take the Empress of Ireland to sink after being hit?

2. What car does Dirk buy at the car auction?

3. How many times does Dirk have the area around the old railroad bed photographed?

4. How do Shaw's reinforcements arrive?

5. Who does Guerrier's bodyguard swear is the last person to see the Premier?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dirk believe that Harding and Meechum were fooled the night that the Manhattan Limited disappeared?

3. Why does the President's Chief of Staff meet Dirk at a car auction?

4. What does Dirk learn when he takes portions of the bridge to be examined at the Heiser Foundation analytic labs?

5. What information does Joe Epstein, a columnist for the Baltimore Sun, research for Dirk?

6. Why is Villon surprised when Gly comes up to him and Danielle when they are near the ferry dock?

7. How does Eric Caldweiler figure out how to get into the quarry?

8. What does Dirk find at Coles Point?

9. How do the Americans identify one of the divers who kidnapped the RSV?

10. Why does Giordino favor starting the search for the treaty at the site of the train wreck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss what a night probe is and explain why the term is a good title for the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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