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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 many squads of marines are sent to work with Sandecker?

2. Why does General Simms go fishing near the River Blackwater?

3. Where is the case taken that is found on the wreck of the Empress?

4. What happens to Heidi when Gly sets off the explosives on the Empress?

5. What was on the Manhattan Limited that would have been worth stealing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What Sarveux comes home from the hospital, what does he tell Villon?

2. What does Dirk instruct the divers to do when he notices an extra man working on the wreck?

3. What was Massey's plan to get the gold shipment, and what was the outcome?

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

5. How is Shields' case found?

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

7. What four different systems will be used to tunnel through the Empress?

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

9. What does Dirk find at Coles Point?

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

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

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

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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