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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. How much money did Dimitrios owe Irana?

2. What color does Dhris say Dimitrios' eyes are?

3. How much money does Muishkin give back to Latimer?

4. What does La Preveza say about the Roman policiers?

5. How do the police identify the body in the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. What history is told about the city of Smyrna? Who took ultimate control of the city? What did they do?

2. Where do Latimer and Marukakis go to meet Irana Preveza? What type of business is this? How does Latimer feel about it?

3. What does Peters want Latimer to help him with? On what two conditions does Latimer agree to go along with Peters' plan?

4. What changes Mr. Peters' opinion of Latimer? What did he find in Latimer's room that caused him so much suspicion?

5. How much money did Peters lend to Visser in order to help him search for Dimitrios? Why did he do this?

6. As Peters and Latimer are separating after their meeting with Dimitrios, what does Peters ask of Latimer? How does Latimer reply?

7. Where does Latimer go after Sofia? Who does he meet there?

8. What role did Dimitrios have in Grodek's operation in Belgrade? How did this work against Grodek?

9. What does Latimer enclose in his anonymous letter to the police? Why does he do this?

10. When Latimer confronts Mr. Peters in his Paris hotel room, what does he threaten him with? What does Peters suggest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about the character of the Russian Interpreter, Muishkin. Write a compare/contrast essay between the character of Latimer and Muishkin. How is his character an example of the struggle between good and evil in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The first time Latimer sees Dimitrios, he is surprised. Write an essay about the actual physical characteristics of DImitrios compared to the ones in Latimer's mind, along with other character's descriptions of Dimitrios. Be sure to use thoughtful detail and analyze Latimer's reaction to his first sighting of Dimitrios.

Essay Topic 3

Think about the history of the city of Smyrna. Why do you think the author chose to include this long history in the novel? How is it essential to the plot? Make sure you work closely with the text.

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