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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 book does Dirk wonder if Harrison Moon IV has ever read?

2. How does Gly kill Danielle and Villon?

3. What is the name of the ship that hit the Empress of Ireland?

4. Where does Gly shoot Villon?

5. How long will it take to get a crew and gear ready to search the Empress for the treaty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What pattern does Gly follow for his assassinations?

2. How is Shields' case found?

3. What does Dirk find at Coles Point?

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

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

6. What do Chase and Giordino hear while working at the Manhattan Limited site?

7. What proof does Shaw have that indicates the Americans are looking for the North American Treaty?

8. What four things does Dirk tell Moon he has to have if he is going to look for the North American Treaty?

9. How was the research boat, the De Soto, damaged?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of suspense in the novel and explain how suspense advances the plot.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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