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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 is the name of the robber who robbed the Wacketshire station?

2. Where does Shaw take Heidi?

3. Out of the original British forces, how many remain unwounded?

4. Who is the Director of the Quebec Institute of Marine Engineering?

5. Who is the President's Chief of Staff?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Sarveux very surprised to see Villon at the end of Chapter 67?

4. Who was Clement Massey?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Heidi want to start searching the Empress of Ireland first?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Villon asks Gly not to kill Danielle, Gly states that "She's part of the bargain." Argue whether the author provides enough clues for the reader to determine what bargain Gly made and with whom he made the bargain. Use examples from the novel to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the author uses creative license with historical facts in the novel. Use examples from the novel to show how these details contribute to the plot.

Essay Topic 3

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

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