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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time of the novel, how long has Lucia been dead?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

2. What chore did Mohammad offer to do for Carla when he first met her?
(a) Her dusting.
(b) Her painting.
(c) Her ironing.
(d) Her washing.

3. What religion does Mantini follow in the text?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Hinduism.

4. When Carla returns to the car after her meal, what is missing?
(a) A hubcap.
(b) A door.
(c) The muffler.
(d) A windsheild wiper.

5. What does Carla order from Mantini's shop?
(a) Goblets.
(b) Take-away food.
(c) Silk curtains.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Carla and Mantini alerted to the vandalism taking place in Mantini's store?

2. Which of the following phrases does Wetzel use to describe the sun as Carla sees it through the restaurant window?

3. Why did Lucia never leave Tripoli and return to her homeland and family?

4. After Carla arrives in Tripoli, where does Ben travel for work?

5. When Ben pushes Carla onto the terrace, what part of her body is cut?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mantini remember of the day that Lucia died?

2. How does Mantini deal with Carla's order for crystal goblets?

3. How does Carla receive the news that war has broken out in Tripoli?

4. How does Ben feel about Carla's affair with Mantini?

5. What happens when Mantini's store is first vandalized?

6. When he remembers the dance, how does Mantini feel about Carla?

7. How does Marlene Wetzel describe the sunset that Carla watches through the restaurant window?

8. What reasons does Mantini give for being unable to marry Carla?

9. What is it about the cafe Mantini visits after the evacuation that gives him hope about the war?

10. What happens when the street watcher approaches Ben about his car outside the restaurant?

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