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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. After the drive, Bullivant urges Hannay to do what?

2. In the morning he awakes to find three men combing the brush some distance away, doing what?

3. 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.

4. What does the Frenchman, Royer, believe about the best disguise?

5. Who lies for Hannay when the police come?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the book end?

3. What happens after the explosion?

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

5. What takes place in the story prior to Bullivant and Hannay combing through Scudder's notebook?

6. How does Hannay end up being chased by the police? How does this chase end?

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

8. What happens when Hannay wakes up in the dovecot?

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

10. How does Hannay come to know that the final destination of the Germans is along the east coast and has thirty-nine steps, perhaps leading to the beach?

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

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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