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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the rough men ask Hannay?
(a) If he would like to join the conspiracy.
(b) If he knows the quickest way into town.
(c) If, essentially, he's seen himself somewhere on the road.
(d) If he is really a road man.

2. How do the rough men seem?
(a) Confused.
(b) Convinced.
(c) Worried.
(d) Angry.

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

4. There is also mention many times of an evil underground organization called what?
(a) The White Stone.
(b) The White Dove.
(c) The Black Crow.
(d) The Black Stone.

5. Why does the young man excitedly agree to house Hannay for a few days?
(a) He thinks Hannay is a celebrity.
(b) He believes Hannay to be an adventure writer.
(c) He wants to be a spy like Hannay.
(d) Hannay's exciting tale is just what the bored man was waiting for.

6. 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?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Janet.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Julia.

7. This organization also planned to intercept important military intelligence on the state of what?
(a) All European naval fleets.
(b) The British naval fleet.
(c) The Australian naval fleet.
(d) The American naval fleet.

8. Hannay cannot leave at the station, so he waits until the train starts up again, and then does what?
(a) Gets on the top of the train.
(b) Hides in the station.
(c) Jumps off.
(d) Climbs off the train.

9. Hannay next gives a speech, giving the crowd a completely fabricated account of politics in what country?
(a) Austria.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Australia.

10. He waits until the milkman arrives in the morning, and then offers the youngster what?
(a) A ride to the train station.
(b) Money to wear his uniform.
(c) A flat to live in for his uniform.
(d) Money to borrow his truck.

11. The airplane again rears its ugly head, and Hannay sees what?
(a) One old man in the plane.
(b) No one in the plane.
(c) Two men in the plain spying on him with a telescope.
(d) Two men in the plain looking at him.

12. Scudder is __________ journalist and has toured much of Europe in that capacity.
(a) An Australian.
(b) A British.
(c) An American.
(d) A Scottish.

13. When Hannay searches Scudder's body, does he find anything of worth?
(a) Yes, a business card.
(b) Yes, a letter.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, the black book.

14. The coming war would involve the break of relations between who?
(a) The Germans and the Americans.
(b) The Germans and the Brits.
(c) The Brits and the Scots.
(d) The Brits and the Americans.

15. Why might it look as if Hannay killed Scudder?
(a) He has killed before.
(b) He did kill Scudder.
(c) Based on strong circumstantial evidence.
(d) He and Scudder were known enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hannay knocks over who in his frantic escape?

2. This scheme, according to Scudder, has been planned by whom?

3. This scheme would throw the stock markets into chaos, which the instigators would then use to their advantage to do what?

4. Hannay adopts a Scottish accent and travels __________ on the train.

5. Scudder, through many aliases and disguises, put the pieces of this puzzle together while doing what?

(see the answer keys)

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