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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 car does Dirk buy at the car auction?

2. Who watches while Gly kills Danielle and Villon?

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

4. The Americans see something drop off a barge after the successful burn on the Empress. What went overboard?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Massey's plan to get the gold shipment, and what was the outcome?

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

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

4. What does Dirk instruct the divers to do when he notices an extra man working on the wreck?

5. What is odd about the train wreck of the Manhattan Limited?

6. Why does the President need the copy of the treaty?

7. Why does Heidi want to start searching the Empress of Ireland first?

8. What information does Joe Epstein, a columnist for the Baltimore Sun, research for Dirk?

9. What do Chase and Giordino hear while working at the Manhattan Limited site?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prime Minister Charles Sarveux compares himself to Lincoln. Argue whether Sarveux's struggles to keep Canada are or are not similar to the struggles that Lincoln faced when trying to keep the United States together. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the author uses cliffhangers in the novel. Use examples from the novel to show how the author keeps readers on the edge of their seats by using cliffhangers.

Essay Topic 3

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

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