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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. Where is the apartment Thomas is staying in?
(a) Above someone's garage.
(b) Next door to the tavern.
(c) Above a craft shop.
(d) In a hotel.

2. Who spots Elsa as she leaves the deli?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Vonni.
(c) Dieter.
(d) Andreas.

3. What does Andreas first think he sees out in the Aegean Sea when the boat is on fire?
(a) Glare from the sun.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) The reflection from a temple's gold dome.
(d) A bomb.

4. What does Fiona find on her walk to the harbor?
(a) A survivor of the tragedy.
(b) A German news crew from her network.
(c) A group of lost tourists.
(d) A wedding reception.

5. What does Thomas discover was left on the upstairs landing?
(a) The painting and the sculpture.
(b) The textbook and the journal.
(c) The Bible and the rosary.
(d) The dictionary and the atlas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andreas prepare for the policemen?

2. Why does a group of men assemble in front of Maria's house?

3. What is the subject of the joke David tells Elsa?

4. As she goes to get milk for Maria's family, who does Vonni overhear discussing marriage?

5. What does Elsa leave behind in Germany?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the tragedy on the boat affect each of the tourists?

2. What does Fiona begin to think about as far as her future is concerned in Chapter Six?

3. What evidence is there of religious practices in Aghia Anna as explained in Chapter Six?

4. Why does Elsa reject Dieter's marriage proposal?

5. Why does David think that he would never be successful in his father's business?

6. What is Fiona's reaction to her miscarriage?

7. Describe the nature of the tragedy.

8. How does Shane further alienate himself at the beginning of Chapter Five?

9. What advice does Vonni offer Maria after the funeral?

10. Describe Elsa and Dieter's first interaction on the island.

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