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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accosts Danielle and Villon near the ferry dock?
(a) Finn.
(b) Saveux.
(c) Gly.
(d) Superintendant McComb.

2. What possible cause of death does Dr. McGovern keep coming back to that might have killed Guerrier?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Suffocation.
(c) Poison.
(d) Strangulation.

3. Where does Shaw take Heidi?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Santa Barbara.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Monterey.

4. Who will head up the search on the Empress of Ireland?
(a) Milligan.
(b) Pitt.
(c) Giordino.
(d) Gunn.

5. What was the United States to get as part of the North American Treaty?
(a) Allies in the upcoming war.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Canada.
(d) Australia.

6. Why does Dirk consult Preston Beatty?
(a) He is an engineer who specializes in bridges.
(b) He is an explosives expert.
(c) He is an expert on unsolved crimes.
(d) He is a train analyst.

7. On what type of a night does the phantom train make noise and show a light?
(a) Whenever there is a quarter moon.
(b) Cloudy nights.
(c) Whenever there is a full moon.
(d) Clear nights.

8. How many times does Dirk have the area around the old railroad bed photographed?
(a) Ten times.
(b) Two times.
(c) Five times.
(d) Three times.

9. The Americans see something drop off a barge after the successful burn on the Empress. What went overboard?
(a) Trash.
(b) Gly.
(c) Shaw.
(d) Scrap metal.

10. Who does Lieutenant Commander Raymond Weeks look like?
(a) A large bear.
(b) Falstaff.
(c) Santa Claus.
(d) Moses.

11. What type of car is Dirk driving from the Washington airport?
(a) 1958 Cadillac convertible.
(b) 1948 Packard convertible.
(c) 1966 AC Ford Cobra.
(d) 1961 Austin Healey 3000.

12. What did Magee's house used to be?
(a) The Wacketshire post office.
(b) The Wacketshire station.
(c) A Wacketshire bank.
(d) A restaurant.

13. Where does Heidi think the Manhattan Limited might be?
(a) In the woods.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In an old limestone quarry.
(d) In an old coal pit.

14. Who is the first person that Shaw sees after his fight with Gly?
(a) Dirk.
(b) Gunn.
(c) Villon.
(d) Heidi.

15. What is the speed of the current in the Hudson River where divers are looking for the Manhattan Limited?
(a) 4 knots.
(b) 3 knots.
(c) 1 knot.
(d) 2 knots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Shaw pretend to be when Sandecker calls the Gramercy Park Hotel?

2. When must the President have a copy of the treaty?

3. Who does Villon tell Shaw he should use to coordinate the destruction of the Empress of Ireland?

4. Where is Dirk heading after leaving the site of the Empress of Ireland?

5. Heidi takes a plane out of Quebec. Who does she talk to on the plane?

(see the answer keys)

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