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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. 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.

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

3. An old fisherman strikes up a conversation with him, they talk about the lake, and Hannay mentions that a difficult fish is tugging like what?

4. Exhausted, Hannay eats a little biscuit then sleeps where?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after the explosion?

2. 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?

3. How does Hannay become doubtful of his gut instincts?

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

5. How does Hannay find Walter Bullivant?

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

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

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

9. How does Hannay get the old man to reveal that he is the enemy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Crucial information is given in the first chapter.

Part 1) What crucial information is given? How does this information become necessary throughout the book?

Part 2) What is the purpose for giving this information so soon in the novel? How does this affect the pace of the book?

Part 3) How does this information affect one's view of the protagonist and his role in this story?

Essay Topic 2

Repetition is frequently used.

Part 1) What is repeated throughout this book? Why?

Part 2) How dos this repetition support the plot, themes, and the main character's personality?

Part 3) What other literary devices are used? How are they used? Why are they used?

Essay Topic 3

Hannay is both an ordinary man and a hero.

Part 1) How is he seen at the beginning of this story? What is the purpose of this?

Part 2) How does Hannay evolve throughout the story? What initiates this evolution? What does he, as well as the reader, learn about himself from this experience?

Part 3) When have you realized your own heroic potential?

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