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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. This scheme would throw the stock markets into chaos, which the instigators would then use to their advantage to do what?

2. Hannay, hidden upstairs, gives the boy a note he forges, which makes Hannay sound like a spy who is about to inform his superior about the Karolides affair. What do the men do after reading this note?

3. Scudder figures the only way he might live is to do what?

4. Hannay rides Sir Harry's bike where?

5. Hannay cannot leave at the station, so he waits until the train starts up again, and then does what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Upon what plan did Scudder stumble?

2. How does Hannay come across Marmaduke Jopley?

3. What leads Hannay to realize the stolen police car is a liability?

4. How does Hannay end up feeling exposed in the middle of the country?

5. What takes place at the train station?

6. What scheme does Hannay hatch?

7. How does Hannay make himself to seem like a roadman?

8. How does Hannay feel about Scudder's story? How does this feeling change?

9. What takes place in the inn prior to the arrival of the police?

10. Describe Hannay's travels up until he is taken in by a Scottish farmer.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hannay pulls off the greatest performance in Chapter 6.

Part 1) Describe this peformance. How is this the greatest?

Part 2) How do the obstacles and struggles of this chapter add to the greatness of this performance? How does this support Hannay as both man and hero?

Part 3) Why is this performance so significant? How does it affect the rest of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Hannay is a Renaissance Man.

Part 1) What is a Renaissance Man? How is Hannay a Renaissance Man?

Part 2) How does this seemingly ordinary man become a Renaissance Man? What does this say about other ordinary men and women?

Part 3) Describe someone in your own life who is a Renaissance Man.

Essay Topic 3

Hannay's remarkable fortitude and strength of character is revealed?

Part 1) How is this hinted at early in the book? How is this fully revealed later in the book?

Part 2) What is the significance of this strength of character, when one realizes Hannay is an ordinary man?

Part 3) When has your own strength of character been tested or revealed? How did you feel after this? How can this help you relate to Hannay?

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