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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 business does Marukakis suspect was behind the coup d'etat?
2. Who is A. Vazoff?
3. What is the purpose of Mr. Peters' visit?
4. What name do they find Dimitrios under?
5. Who many years ago was it that Irana knew Dimitrios?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Latimer first reaches Paris, what kind of research does he do? What does he find out?
2. When Latimer leaves Irana, what is strange about his hotel room? Who does he find there? What are both of their reactions?
3. How did Dimitrios double-cross Peters and the rest of the crew? Who is the body in the photograph Peters shows Latimer?
4. While Peters is writing in Latimer's hotel room, what does Latimer do? Why does he do this?
5. What did Latimer do for the first fifteen years of his adult life? How did this change?
6. Where does Latimer go when he leaves Istanbul? Why does he go here?
7. When Latimer sees the gun in Peters' hand, what goes through his mind? What does he say to Peters? What does this tell us about Latimer?
8. What does Peters want Latimer to help him with? On what two conditions does Latimer agree to go along with Peters' plan?
9. Who helps Latimer find the refugee records of Dimitrios? What name does Latimer find him under?
10. When Latimer wakes up after his encounter with Mr. Peters, what is he angry about? What does he think he should have done?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Think about Peters' relationship with Dimitrios. Write an essay about the business between Dimitrios and Peters, paying special attention to Peters' descriptions of Dimitrios. What were the warning signs that Dimitrios was going to double-cross him?
Essay Topic 2
Mr. Peters is an important character in the novel. How is he an example of the theme of mystery in the novel? Write an essay about the role of Mr. Peters in the novel, being sure to address his place in the spectrum of good and evil in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
There are two exchanges between Peters and Latimer in a hotel room. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the two scenes, the one in Sofia and the other in Paris. What has changed between the two characters in these scenes?
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