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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Shane feel about Fiona at this point in the novel?
(a) He is worried about her and the baby.
(b) He feels that Fiona has let him down.
(c) He is still in love with her.
(d) He feels like he will never again find anyone like Fiona.

2. What does Thomas do in anticipation of talking with Bill?
(a) He searches for his phone number.
(b) He calls Shirley and asks her permission.
(c) He tries to find a pay phone.
(d) He makes a list of conversation topics.

3. What message does Vonni deliver to David from his mother?
(a) That he has lost his job.
(b) That he is about to come into a large inheritance.
(c) That his father may be dying.
(d) That his sister is pregnant.

4. Why does Adonis decide not to call his father?
(a) He doesn't want to hurt his mother by contacting his father.
(b) He thinks his father doesn't love him anymore.
(c) He doesn't want to look weak.
(d) He doesn't have the phone number.

5. At the start of Chapter 13, what does the widow want to do?
(a) Travel the world.
(b) Get a new job.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) End her pregnancy.

6. What is the one item that none of the tourists has?
(a) An iPod.
(b) A computer.
(c) A GPS.
(d) A cell phone.

7. When Claus arrives in the newsroom, who does Birgit immediately ask about?
(a) Dieter.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Elsa.

8. What does Fiona fail at in Chapter 11?
(a) Finding a job.
(b) Getting David to notice her.
(c) Translating poetry.
(d) Cooking dinner for the group.

9. What does Bill discover when talking to Shirley?
(a) That she is getting divorced again.
(b) That she is moving.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That she is having financial troubles.

10. Where do Fiona's parents, Maureen and Sean, live?
(a) In Rome.
(b) In Athens.
(c) In Dublin.
(d) In Chicago.

11. Why is Vonni reluctant to admit that she is right about other people?
(a) Because being right is not important to her.
(b) Because being right has been the root of her troubles.
(c) Because being right comes with a price.
(d) Because being right has cost her friends.

12. What does Fiona's friend, Barbara, suggest her parents do?
(a) Throw a surprise party for Fiona.
(b) Go to Greece and bring her home.
(c) Pretend to accept Shane.
(d) Disown her.

13. What do Vonni and Andreas return to the tavern to make?
(a) Souvlakia.
(b) Pastrama.
(c) Dolmades.
(d) Tapas.

14. Which adjective best describes the town after the funeral?
(a) Solemn.
(b) Corrupt.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Optimistic.

15. Why is Fiona's mother, Barbara, thrilled to receive a phone call from Shane asking whether Fiona has returned to Dublin?
(a) She assumes that Shane has decided to stay in Greece and that Fiona is coming home.
(b) She thinks Shane is coming back to Ireland to surprise Fiona.
(c) She thinks that Shane has changed and cares a great deal about Fiona.
(d) She figures that Fiona and Shane have broken up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vonni ask the tourists to do once they get home?

2. Who does Fiona blame for her choice not to attend her parents' anniversary party?

3. What kind of book does Thomas find in the bookstore?

4. Based on the recommendation of the family with whom he is staying, where does David go to enjoy some leisure time?

5. What happened to Vonni after she learned that her husband had been unfaithful?

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