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

2. How long will it take to get a crew and gear ready to search the Empress for the treaty?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 days.

3. What is Gly's price for not turning incriminating photographs over to the press?
(a) $25 million.
(b) $50 million.
(c) $30 million.
(d) $100 million.

4. How many people die after the explosion that Gly sets off?
(a) 20.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

5. To whom does the author compare Premier Jules Guerrier's appearance?
(a) Norman Rockwell.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Moses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What American vessel is anchored over the wreck of the Empress of Ireland?

2. What type of cigars does Sandecker smoke?

3. How long does it take to repair the research boat after it is damaged by a submerged log?

4. Who does Dirk want Sandecker to call in to get maps from railroad archives?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What damage is done by the explosives that Gly sets off on the Empress?

2. Who does the President send to help Dirk and his crew?

3. What does Dirk learn when he takes portions of the bridge to be examined at the Heiser Foundation analytic labs?

4. How does Gly escape death when the hydroplane rams into a Japanese cargo ship?

5. What are the conditions that Sarveux sets for an independent Quebec?

6. Why is Sarveux very surprised to see Villon at the end of Chapter 67?

7. How do the Americans identify one of the divers who kidnapped the RSV?

8. What proof does Shaw have that indicates the Americans are looking for the North American Treaty?

9. What does Dirk find at Coles Point?

10. Why is Villon surprised when Gly comes up to him and Danielle when they are near the ferry dock?

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