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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The military men leave the planning of nabbing Black Stone up to who?
(a) Bullivant.
(b) Scaife.
(c) Hannay.
(d) Sir Harry.

2. Do the military men believe that Alloa could have been an impostor?
(a) Probably.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Maybe.

3. The crew seems English and innocent enough, but their officer bears a close-cropped haircut and a certain fashion in clothes that tells Hannay he is _________, not English.
(a) German.
(b) Austrian.
(c) Swiss.
(d) French.

4. Do they know the location from which Black Stone will leave England?
(a) Yes.
(b) Most likely.
(c) No.
(d) Maybe.

5. Opening the door he comes across who?
(a) A young man.
(b) An old man.
(c) A young boy.
(d) A soldier.

6. What does a servant tell Hannay about Alloa?
(a) He is sick and in bed.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is at a political meeting.
(d) He is out of the country.

7. Ever the performer, Hannay takes on another guise, this time as who?
(a) A spy.
(b) A Frenchman.
(c) A petty criminal.
(d) A German.

8. Hannay goes into formal service for his country as what?
(a) A sailor.
(b) A captain.
(c) A spy.
(d) A pilot.

9. At this point the old man bats his eyelashes in a peculiar way, a half-shut wink, of a kind that Scudder describes in his notebook belonging to whom?
(a) The Greek man.
(b) A man he dreaded above all others.
(c) A French spy.
(d) An ally.

10. Hannay and the men head where to look up books of tide tables?
(a) To the library.
(b) To the Admiralty.
(c) To a pier.
(d) To a computer.

11. Of what does Hannay accuse the men in Trafalgar Lodge?
(a) Not paying their rent.
(b) Being Black Stone and traitors.
(c) German.
(d) Breaking a noise violation.

12. The men get who with knowledge of the coast to answer questions?
(a) A Coast Guard veteran.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A navy veteran.
(d) A ship's captain.

13. What does Hannay not know about the materials?
(a) How much is needed to blow out the door but not kill him.
(b) If they are explosives.
(c) If they are are poisonous.
(d) How to make them explode.

14. What do they remember about Alloa?
(a) He spoke a great deal.
(b) He was unhappy.
(c) He was odd.
(d) He did not speak much.

15. Why does Hannay feel he will soon be caught?
(a) The men are locals and know the lay of the land and shortcuts.
(b) He is trapped.
(c) He wants to be caught.
(d) He is tiring.

Short Answer Questions

1. To avoid detection, Black Stone must be leaving from where?

2. Who does Hannay believe Alloa to be?

3. After the drive, Bullivant urges Hannay to do what?

4. How does Hannay feel about not being a part of the meeting?

5. However, Hannay remembers an old wily acquaintance of his, Peter Pienaar, accustomed to posing as others, tell him that the best disguise is what?

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