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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. Where is this place near?

2. Hannay stumbles across _________ and feels his best chance is to hide inside.

3. He hitches a ride from one of Turnbull's companions, named Hislop, who is what?

4. Bullivant is given a rude awakening when he receives a call informing him what has happened?

5. He momentarily blacks out in the big explosion, and wakes to find himself dizzy and weary, and his __________ nearly useless.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hannay's discovery by three men.

2. How do the men learn about a possible destination?

3. How does the book end?

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

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

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

7. How does luck come Hannay's way early in this chapter?

8. What happens after the explosion?

9. What makes Hannay suspicious of a yacht called the Ariadne?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are comical moments in this story.

Part 1) Describe these moments. What purpose do these moments serve?

Part 2) Why is comedy used repeatedly throughout this book? How does it add contrast in emotions, felt by both the characters in the book and the reader?

Part 3) How does this comedy help keep the reader engaged? How would you feel if the comedic moments did not exist? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The idea that good will conquer evil is a theme.

Part 1) How is this a theme? How is this first revealed? What is the connection between this theme and Hannay's good luck?

Part 2) Why might this theme be popular at the time this book was written? What purpose might this theme serve for the reader?

Part 3) How is this still a popular theme in books today? How is this a universal theme?

Essay Topic 3

Hannay proves himself as a master spy and hero.

Part 1) How does he prove this throughout the book? What event in this book most strongly points to Hannay being a master spy and hero? How?

Part 2) Why would being a master spy and hero be important to people throughout the world at this time? How is this reinforced when Hannay joins the military?

Part 3) Why might an ordinary man becoming a master spy and hero be important in our world today?

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