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

2. How do Shaw's reinforcements arrive?

3. Who is creating the ghost train?

4. Where does Dirk drive after his flight from Canada?

5. Where is the Doodlebug taken after the torpedo incident?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is Shields' case found?

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

8. What damage is done by the explosives that Gly sets off on the Empress?

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

10. What pattern does Gly follow for his assassinations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether the author does or does not use details that stereotype his characters. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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