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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To what does Hannay wake?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Sirens.
(c) Men yelling at each other in the house.
(d) Dead silence.

4. Hannay decides to go with his gut, and hours before Black Stone is to escape with the intelligence, Hannay does what?
(a) Calls his men to gather for a meeting.
(b) Plans how he will sneak into Trafalgar Lodge.
(c) Breaks down the door of Trafalgar Lodge.
(d) Rings Trafalgar Lodge's doorbell.

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

6. Where is Hannay kept locked away?
(a) In the barn.
(b) In a closet.
(c) In a dark room.
(d) In a large room.

7. They all make excuses for leaving, but Hannay tells them they're going nowhere, and he does what?
(a) Blows his police whistle.
(b) Calls the police on the phone.
(c) Gives the code phrase, "the eagle has landed."
(d) Screams.

8. What does Hannay do to the man who yells, "Murderer?"
(a) He punches him.
(b) He kicks him.
(c) He ignores him.
(d) He yells at him.

9. However, Hannay remembers an old wily acquaintance of his, Peter Pienaar, accustomed to posing as others, tell him that the best disguise is what?
(a) Expensive.
(b) Unusual.
(c) Not out of the ordinary.
(d) Worn all the time.

10. Trafalgar Lodge must be what?
(a) A base of operations for Black Stone.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A vacation home.
(d) A popular destination.

11. Hannay remembers the cryptic phrase "Thirty-Nine Steps" from Scudder's notebook, and also notations about "high tide" arriving when?
(a) At 12:17 a.m.
(b) At 11:17 p.m.
(c) At 10:17 p.m.
(d) At 9:17 p.m.

12. What Scotland Yard official helps with nabbing Black Stone?
(a) Bullivant.
(b) Ariadne.
(c) Scaife.
(d) Hannay.

13. Armed with this fact, how does Hannay feel?
(a) Angry.
(b) Unsure.
(c) Confident.
(d) Scared.

14. 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 is the spy.
(c) Karolides has just been shot dead.
(d) Karolides is Black Stone.

15. Hannay waits until nightfall to do what?
(a) Call his Sir Harry.
(b) Run away.
(c) Search for Black Stone amid the rubble.
(d) Go back to the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lies for Hannay when the police come?

2. The fisherman then reveals himself as who?

3. Do the military men believe that Alloa could have been an impostor?

4. Who does Hannay tell about his suspicions?

5. How long does Hannay spend in bed, nursed by Turnbull?

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