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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. Who watches while Gly kills Danielle and Villon?

2. Who is the Director of the Quebec Institute of Marine Engineering?

3. What type of cigars does Sandecker smoke?

4. What is the name of the robber who robbed the Wacketshire station?

5. Who does Harrison Moon IV say is one of the men who kidnapped the RSV?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What pattern does Gly follow for his assassinations?

3. What four things does Dirk tell Moon he has to have if he is going to look for the North American Treaty?

4. Who was Clement Massey?

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

6. Why does Giordino favor starting the search for the treaty at the site of the train wreck?

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

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

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

10. What does Dirk find at Coles Point?

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

The novel has more than one protagonist. Choose the characters that you believe are the protagonists and and present arguments to support your choices. Use examples from the book to support your position.

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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