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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 many children does Mantini have?

2. What country was Dan from?

3. How did Lucia die?

4. What does the word "ebrio" mean?

5. Who is the first person Mantini tells about meeting Carla?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ben bring up the topic of divorce to Carla?

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

3. What is the reaction when Carla's car is vandalized outside Mantini's home?

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

5. What was significant about Lucia's body at the time she died?

6. What information does the British man give Carla at the palazzo, about Tripoli?

7. How does Carla react when she thinks Mantini has just proposed to her?

8. Why does Mantini believe that Carla should leave Ben?

9. After returning home from the town, what does Mantini notice about his bedroom?

10. Where are the evacuees, taken from Tripoli, dropped off?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mantini's daughter plays a large role in keeping Carla and Mantini apart. First, explain the relationship Mantini has with his daughter and the hurdles they have had to overcome in their relationship. Then, explain why Mantini's relationship with his daughter prevents him from furthering his relationship with Carla.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the course of the novel, Mantini takes Carla on numerous romantic dates. Choose one of these romantic dates and describe it. What made this date particularly romantic for the pair? Then, explain how these dates permanently altered they way both Mantini and Carla viewed romance.

Essay Topic 3

Because she has been forced to move so much in her life, Carla has become accustomed to living out of a suitcase.

Part 1.) Create a list of items Carla carries with her from America in her move to Libya.

Part 2.) Explain how Carla treats the belongings in her home in Tripoli. What type of items does she buy, and what attachments does she have to those items?

Part 3.) Create a list of items Carla packs when she is forced to evacuate Tripoli. What items does she think have the most value? What items does she think have the least value? How does this moment show the progression in her character over the course of the novel?

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