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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mark respond to Smith's request that he go on the mission to destroy the lethal gas?
(a) He declines.
(b) He hides in the corner.
(c) He spits in his face.
(d) He readily agrees.

2. Why is the winch wrapped in steel in Chapter 8?
(a) Steel is the strongest metal.
(b) It's conductivity.
(c) A copper shortage.
(d) The low price of steel in Germany.

3. What is brought to Mark that horrifies him in Chapter 4?
(a) An intercepted message from a Nazi spy.
(b) The head of his grandfather.
(c) A sample of Sarin gas.
(d) A picture of the devastation in Germany.

4. What does Smith ask Mark if he is going to do in Chapter 22?
(a) Switch sides in the war.
(b) Retire after the mission.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Back out of the mission.

5. What did the men use twigs to do at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) Keep the last cylinder in place.
(b) Mark the spot they had landed.
(c) Feed themselves until they were rescued.
(d) Start a fire to see by.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was caused by the power lines being live?

2. What caused the unfortunate boy's mother to attack Brandt?

3. What is Jonas sent to do while Mark studies German?

4. What does Brigadier Smith tell Mark and Jonas they are to be called on the mission?

5. What does Mark do to confirm his brother's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mark's meeting with Smith in Chapter 22.

2. Why does Rabbi Liebovitz approach Mark McConnell III and what does he tell him?

3. Who is Sir Donald Cameron and how does Mark feel about him?

4. What do Mark and Jonas suspect about Brigadier Smith in Chapters 10 and 11?

5. Describe what Mark finds in his grandfather's safe.

6. What are Smith's instructions to Stern in Chapter 24?

7. In Chapter 25, what happens when Sergeant McShane and his men land in Germany with the cylinders?

8. Who is Mark McConnell in 1944, and what is his involvement with Brigadier Smith?

9. What does Frau Hagan tell Rachel in Chapter 13?

10. What happens when McConnell and Stern arrive at Achnacarry Castle in Chapter 16?

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