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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another reason why Hannay does not call the police?
(a) He does not trust the police.
(b) They may try him for Scudder's murder.
(c) The police must uncover the plot on their own.
(d) His brothers are cops, and he does not want to get them involved.

2. What does Sir Harry offer Hannay?
(a) Food.
(b) A ride to town.
(c) Money.
(d) Lodging and food.

3. That the murderer ransacked the apartment tells Hannay what?
(a) The enemies were also looking for the black book.
(b) The enemies are looking for Hannay's family.
(c) The enemies do not know what they are looking for.
(d) The enemies are looking for Hannay.

4. Hannay continues his ruse until when?
(a) The afternoon.
(b) The next morning.
(c) Nightfall.
(d) Two days later.

5. These enemies are in fact probably waiting ___________ to nab him.
(a) Down the block.
(b) In Hannay's apartment.
(c) Next door.
(d) Outside.

6. As part of pulling off this scheme, the conspirators wish to assassinate the Greek Premier named ____________, because he is a smart man of integrity who has a chance to ruin their plans.
(a) Obelix.
(b) Karolides.
(c) Corban.
(d) Acacia.

7. Hannay, hidden upstairs, gives the boy a note he forges, which makes Hannay sound like a spy who is about to inform his superior about the Karolides affair. What do the men do after reading this note?
(a) They take the innkeeper as a hostage.
(b) They search the inn.
(c) They leave.
(d) They go upstairs.

8. Recently Scudder stumbled upon a sinister international scheme to usher in a state of European anarchy, specifically to get Russia to declare war on what country?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Austria.
(d) The United States.

9. What does Hannay seize from Jopley?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His car.
(c) His ID.
(d) His cell phone.

10. When they arrive, what does Hannay give Jopley?
(a) Money.
(b) A letter.
(c) A warning.
(d) His car and clothes.

11. Hannay is _______ the sights, the restaurants, and the people.
(a) Interested in.
(b) Excited about.
(c) Bored of.
(d) Worried about.

12. Why does Hannay have Sir Harry dictate a letter to his godfather, Sir Walter Bullivant?
(a) He is a spy.
(b) He is German.
(c) He has a powerful position in the Foreign Office.
(d) He is very wealthy.

13. As luck would have it, Hannay stumbles across a _________ road man, mending the road.
(a) Old German.
(b) Lonely British.
(c) Drunk Scottish.
(d) Young French.

14. What does Hannay do to a policeman who stops him?
(a) He punches him.
(b) He bribes him.
(c) He kills him.
(d) He hugs him.

15. The man, Alexander Turnbull, is afraid his supervisor will come soon and discover what?
(a) He is French.
(b) He is ill.
(c) He is old.
(d) He is drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. During this time in the inn, Hannay cracks Scudder's cipher by using what name, that Scudder mentioned was the "key" to the whole affair with Karolides?

2. Sir Harry is a _________, and he makes a poorly-spoken anti-war speech blasting the Tory party for creating a "German menace."

3. Fortune then smiles as Hannay by chance finds Scudder's black book buried where?

4. He waits until the milkman arrives in the morning, and then offers the youngster what?

5. When Hannay searches Scudder's body, does he find anything of worth?

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