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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. One day returning to his flat, Hannay is confronted by Franklin Scudder. Who is Scudder?
(a) A young man who has just moved in next door to Hannay.
(b) The merchant who runs the shop below Hannay's flat.
(c) An older relative living down the street.
(d) An older man living in the flat above Hannay's.

3. Hannay adopts a Scottish accent and travels __________ on the train.
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) South.

4. Arriving at a station he had been to the night before, Hannay must hide in the shadows from whom?
(a) A group of policemen.
(b) A station-manager.
(c) A station-master he met the day before and three police officers questioning the station-manager.
(d) A station-master he met the day before, and three rough-looking local policemen questioning the station-master.

5. Where does Sir Harry ask Hannay to speak?
(a) At a church service.
(b) At a town hall meeting.
(c) At a committee meeting.
(d) At a political meeting.

6. At this point a final car passes him, and he recognizes the driver, a _______________ Hannay dislikes named Marmaduke Jopley.
(a) Whiny school teacher.
(b) Haughty stockbroker.
(c) Tough police officer.
(d) Wealthy lawyer.

7. Richard Hannay is a Scot turned _________.
(a) Briton.
(b) Irish.
(c) German.
(d) French.

8. What does Sir Harry ask Hannay?
(a) If he is a spy.
(b) If he is a policeman.
(c) If he is a Free Trader.
(d) If he is British.

9. This Greek man has been invited to Britain on the 15th of June for a tea party, and the conspirators have chosen this tea party as the best time to do what?
(a) Capture the Greek man.
(b) Influence the Greek man.
(c) Assassinate the Greek man.
(d) Torture the Greek man.

10. Where does Hannay find an article about Scudder's death, dubbed "The Portland Place Murder?"
(a) In an old shepherd's daily newspaper.
(b) In a Scottish Review newspaper.
(c) On a reward poster.
(d) On a board in the train station.

11. Why does Hannay know he is in trouble, after seeing the article about Scudder's murder?
(a) The owner of his building had been questioned.
(b) His name is mentioned in the article.
(c) The milkman had been questioned.
(d) He is friends with the writer of the column.

12. Scudder, through many aliases and disguises, put the pieces of this puzzle together while doing what?
(a) Touring Europe.
(b) Sitting in his hotel room.
(c) Writing his novel.
(d) Talking to the British Prime Minister.

13. How old is Hannay?
(a) 27.
(b) 47.
(c) 17.
(d) 37.

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

15. Hannay considers writing the Prime Minister. Does he do this?
(a) Yes.
(b) No, because he wants to solve the mystery on his own.
(c) No, because he is afraid of the Prime Minister.
(d) No, because he figures he would not believe him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jopley feel?

2. Why does Hannay hatch a scheme to escape his flat?

3. As Hannay speeds along the moor roads in the stolen plainclothes officer's car, he thinks about what?

4. Hannay rides Sir Harry's bike where?

5. The man, Alexander Turnbull, is afraid his supervisor will come soon and discover what?

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