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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many English speaking teachers are there at Nicholas' school?
(a) 0.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What does Conchis ask Nicholas to believe in?
(a) What he has read and seen.
(b) What he experiences.
(c) What Conchis tells him.
(d) What the women tells him.

3. How does Conchis explain Lily's twin sister?
(a) He says she does not exist.
(b) He says Nicholas created her.
(c) He says that she has a split personality.
(d) He says he doesn't know what he is talking about.

4. What is Nicholas searching for as this novel opens?
(a) A wife.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A job.
(d) His parents.

5. Why did Conchis join the British army?
(a) To overcome his addictions.
(b) To get over the loss of Lily.
(c) To exorcise his sexual nature.
(d) Because the woman he loved had also joined.

6. With whom does Conchis take refuge after he leaves England?
(a) Mother.
(b) Lily.
(c) Greek uncle.
(d) Army buddy.

7. Where does this story take place?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Greece.
(c) Venice.
(d) Rome.

8. When did Conchis return to Europe?
(a) When he got word that Lily was killed.
(b) When he finished his education.
(c) When his father died.
(d) When the war was over.

9. What did Nicholas find in Conchis' home that he found astonishing?
(a) Mirrors everywhere.
(b) A large group of women.
(c) Nude models.
(d) Original works of art.

10. Where does Conchis take Nicholas on a tour?
(a) Villa.
(b) Town.
(c) Reef.
(d) Garden.

11. How does Alison feel about Nicholas' response?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Surprised.

12. Which of the following characters is the protagonist of this novel?
(a) Alison.
(b) Mitford.
(c) Nicholas.
(d) Byron.

13. What would happen if Nicholas lost the game of chance Conchis proposed?
(a) He would die.
(b) He would have to tell Conchis his secrets.
(c) He would be expelled from the island.
(d) He would have to leave the villa.

14. When did conversation between Nicholas and Conchis become particularly difficult?
(a) When Nicholas was asked why he had come to Greece.
(b) When Conchis was asked about the events in WWII.
(c) When Conchis was asked why he invited Nicholas to his home.
(d) When Nicholas was asked if he had any women in his life.

15. What does Nicholas think Conchis' events the following evening will have to do with?
(a) Story-telling.
(b) Musical appreciation.
(c) Psychic communication.
(d) Sexual education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nicholas go after he leaves the school on the morning of his return?

2. Which of the following words best describes how Nicholas slept after seeing who he thought was Lily?

3. What does Nicholas think Conchis might be?

4. How does Conchis say the young woman who will be joining him and Nicholas should be treated?

5. In what language are the words "the waiting room" when Nicholas stumbles across the sign?

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