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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. What Scotland Yard official helps with nabbing Black Stone?

2. What helps Hannay relocate Mr. Turnbull's house?

3. How does Bullivant manage to clear Hannay's name?

4. For whom are the men searching?

5. Hannay waits until nightfall to do what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Now locked in a room and guarded, what does Hannay decide to do?

3. How does Hannay end up in the hands of the enemy?

4. How does the book end?

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

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

8. What plan to stop the Germans do the military men have left?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are both spy and detective qualities in this book.

Part 1) Describe these qualities. How do these qualities affect the plot?

Part 2) How do these qualities keep the reader engaged and add intrigue and excitement to the story?

Part 3) How do these qualities help to make Hannay a true British hero?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Many chapters end in cliffhangers.

Part 1) Describe these cliffhangers. What is the purpose of these cliffhangers?

Part 2) how do these cliffhangers support this as an adventure story? How do they keep the plot progressing?

Part 3) How do these cliffhangers affect you as the reader? Why?

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