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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. Where is the Doodlebug taken after the torpedo incident?

2. Who comes to see Dirk at the Richmond Antique and Classic Car Auction?

3. Who does Villon tell Shaw he should use to coordinate the destruction of the Empress of Ireland?

4. Who will head up the search for the Manhattan Limited?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the President need the copy of the treaty?

4. What pattern does Gly follow for his assassinations?

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

6. How does Gly escape death when the hydroplane rams into a Japanese cargo ship?

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

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

9. What is odd about the train wreck of the Manhattan Limited?

10. What message does Shaw want Heidi to pass on to Alan Mercier?

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

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

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