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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Swiss.
(b) German.
(c) Austrian.
(d) French.

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

3. There must also be how many steps at this location?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Forty-nine.
(c) Nine.
(d) Thirty.

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

5. In the morning he awakes to find three men combing the brush some distance away, doing what?
(a) Hiking.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Looking for him.
(d) Studying the plants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hannay do now that his suspicions are roused?

2. The men get who with knowledge of the coast to answer questions?

3. An upscale private beach known as what is a likely spot?

4. Hannay remembers the cryptic phrase "Thirty-Nine Steps" from Scudder's notebook, and also notations about "high tide" arriving when?

5. 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.

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the military men convinced that Alloa is a spy?

2. What takes place prior to Hannay posing as a fisherman?

3. How does Hannay regain his confidence and stop the Germans?

4. How does Hannay come to believe the Black Stone spy is in Bullivant's home?

5. What takes place during the time in which Hannay decides to spy on the men in Trafalgar Lodge and when he rings the doorbell?

6. Describe Hannay's role in the plans to stop Black Stone from obtaining the key intelligence.

7. What do Bullivant and Hannay learn about the conspiracy plot?

8. What leads to Hannay getting into a fight and being pursued by the police?

9. How are Hannay's suspicions roused at Bullivant's home?

10. How do Bullivant and other military men come to a plan?

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