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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. What is the name of the ship that Pitt is on?

2. With whom does Sandecker meet after the Doodlebug is attacked?

3. How can the Doodlebug identify minerals?

4. Who is a train ticket agent?

5. Where is Dirk heading after he sees Heidi off at the airport?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Doodlebug.

2. Why does Harvey Shields think he is experiencing a nightmare?

3. Why did Quayle believe that the sub was going to attack the Doodlebug?

4. What does John Essex do after Heidi Milligan leaves?

5. How does Peter Beasley find a reference to the North American Treaty?

6. Why were the tests of the Doodlebug conducted in the Labrador Sea?

7. Who comes into the Wacketshire station while Harding and Meechum wait for the Manhattan Limited?

8. What is the weather like as Sam Harding waits for the Manhattan Limited?

9. What does the Doodlebug find?

10. Describe the injuries that the Prime Minister suffers after escaping the plane.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the author uses creative license with historical facts in the novel. Use examples from the novel to show how these details contribute to the plot.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether the author does or does not use details that stereotype his characters. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Both Richard Essex and Harvey Shields are killed when they are carrying an important document. Argue whether the train wreck and the ship wreck were merely coincidences or whether they were deliberate acts by people who wanted to sabotage the North American Treaty. Use examples from the novel to support your arguments.

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