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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 military men leave the planning of nabbing Black Stone up to who?

2. Hannay and Scaife pose as what now as they investigate a sleek yacht docked nearby, called the Ariadne?

3. What does Hannay not know about the materials?

4. For whom are the men searching?

5. The men invite Hannay to stop his accusing nonsense and join them in what game?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to Hannay getting into a fight and being pursued by the police?

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

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

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

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

6. From where will the Germans leave England? How do the men come to this conclusion?

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

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

9. Describe Hannay's journey to England, ending in Berkshire.

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

The Scottish people are viewed as Good Samaritans.

Part 1) Describe the scenarios in which they are seen in this way. What is the purpose of this?

Part 2) How do these Good Samaritans help Hannay and the "good guys" be victorious? How might this be significant, considering the time in which this book was written?

Part 3) Would someone write a book in which Americans were Good Samaritans? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Richard Hannay is the protagonist.

Part 1) How is he the protagonist? What is known about this character? How does the author make him accessible to the reader?

Part 2) How can the reader relate to Hannay? How is he like any other ordinary man?

Part 4) How does Hannay evolve throughout the story? How does the reader's understanding and perception of him also change?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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