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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Hannay bump into?
(a) Scudder.
(b) Marmaduke Jopley and his buddies.
(c) The police.
(d) Bullivant.

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

4. Where does Sir Harry's important political godfather, Sir Walter Bullivant, live?
(a) Dublin.
(b) London.
(c) Stratford.
(d) Berkshire.

5. When the old man confronts Hannay, Hannay as Ainslie confesses he did what?
(a) Works for Black Stone.
(b) Stole some money from a car.
(c) Stole a car.
(d) Came from Paris.

6. Knowing their final destination, he narrows the geographical possibilities to what coast?
(a) The east.
(b) The south.
(c) The west.
(d) The north.

7. Who does Hannay expect to find?
(a) Germans.
(b) French.
(c) Italians.
(d) Austrians.

8. He searches the room for anything useful, eventually finding a flashlight to see better and then some mining material in the form of _____________ (a dangerous explosive) and some fuses.
(a) Nitroglycerine.
(b) Deflagrate.
(c) Lentonite.
(d) Fissile isotopes.

9. The men invite Hannay to stop his accusing nonsense and join them in what game?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Darts.
(c) Poker.
(d) Cricket.

10. Bullivant is given a rude awakening when he receives a call informing him what has happened?
(a) The Prime Minister of Great Britain is dead.
(b) Karolides has just been shot dead.
(c) Karolides is Black Stone.
(d) Karolides is the spy.

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

12. What happens when "Murderer!" is cried?
(a) Everyone stares at Hannay.
(b) The entire neighborhood is roused.
(c) Hannay laughs.
(d) No one listens.

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

14. How long does Hannay spend in bed, nursed by Turnbull?
(a) The next five days or so.
(b) The next few hours or so.
(c) The next ten day days or so.
(d) The next month or so.

15. When does it seem Black Stone will leave England?
(a) A week from now.
(b) The next night.
(c) Two nights from now.
(d) That night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Armed with this fact, how does Hannay feel?

2. For whom are the men searching?

3. The person senses Hannay's distress, asks no questions, and tells Hannay to hide where?

4. What is the only slim chance they have of averting disaster?

5. The plans are too far in motion to change at this point, so it's decided that what must happen?

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