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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Chapter 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, with whom does Mercier meet in the afternoon?
(a) Sam Martinson.
(b) Nevin Scott.
(c) James Andrews.
(d) Ronald Klein.

2. What happens to Shields at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) He falls and breaks a leg.
(b) He cuts his arm.
(c) He gets in an accident.
(d) He drowns.

3. What is Richard Essex doing on the train?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Writing a letter to his wife.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Sleeping.

4. What does Shields ask a man to find for him?
(a) A gas station.
(b) A jacket.
(c) A travel case.
(d) Something to eat.

5. While Harding and Meechum wait for the Manhattan Limited, who comes into the station?
(a) A school teacher.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A train employee from headquarters.
(d) A man fastidiously dressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What train is supposed to be coming into the station?

2. What does the person who comes into the station want?

3. How many people die on the train?

4. What is the Western Union man doing while waiting for the train?

5. How late is the train that should be coming into the station?

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