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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long before Charles Chamberlain's flight does Slim Lindbergh make his flight?
(a) Two days.
(b) One week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One day.

2. Where is Leonard imprisoned in Chapter 47?
(a) Akasia.
(b) Pretoria.
(c) Midrand.
(d) Centurion.

3. How many years is Victoria the Queen of England in Chapter 43?
(a) Eighty-three.
(b) Sixty- three.
(c) Forty-three.
(d) Twenty-three.

4. What state does William govern in Chapter 65?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Delaware.

5. How far does Hiram drag the policeman in Chapter 45?
(a) Thirty feet.
(b) Twenty feet.
(c) Fifty feet.
(d) Seventy feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 62, during which which war is the song sung by the British soldiers?

2. What is the name of Bob's friend that passes away in Chapter 64?

3. Where do the Texas and Mexican armies meet in Chapter 42?

4. What year is the code that Harvey explains in Chapter 69 written?

5. How many women from her country have been admitted to the Paris Conservatoire before Olga Samaroff?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the unlikely route that an actor takes to achieve success on the big screen in Chapter 52?

2. Which other gift of Van Cliburn does Harvey reveal in Chapter 74?

3. How does one man's retirement lead to the development of a national chain of restaurants in "Better Late Than Never"?

4. How does Lucy's engagement allow Harvey to discuss a president's assassination in Chapter 58?

5. What are the circumstances that cause a pilot to design an important medical advancement in "An Affair of the Heart"?

6. In what way does reality mirror fiction in Chapter 49?

7. How is the song of the enemy used as a motivational anthem by Americans in Chapter 62?

8. What is Olga's secret in Chapter 39?

9. How does Doc Holliday earn his reputation in Chapter 59?

10. How does Harvey use two different time periods as the element of surprise in "The Code of Love"?

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