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

2. What secret does Andreas reveal to Vonni in Chapter 16?
(a) That he wanted to marry her 25 years ago.
(b) That he has always wanted to be an actor.
(c) That he is tired of running the tavern.
(d) That he has always wanted to be a doctor.

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

4. What does Vonni invite Elsa to do that makes her feel less isolated?
(a) Go swimming.
(b) Stay indefinitely.
(c) Cook breakfast.
(d) Help her paint.

5. Where do David's parents, Miriam and Harold, live?
(a) In Athens.
(b) In Dublin.
(c) In Manchester.
(d) In New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What career does Elsa think would be great for David?

2. Why is Fiona disappointed by the email Georgi gives her?

3. What does Thomas do in anticipation of talking with Bill?

4. What has been difficult for Andreas?

5. How does Shane feel about Fiona at this point in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Andreas try to comfort Vonni?

2. What advice does Thomas receive from his mother?

3. What does each tourist reveal as his or her next plan?

4. What do Thomas and Vonni discover that they have in common at the end of Chapter 10?

5. What is the mood in Aghia Anna the day after the funeral?

6. Why does Adonis choose not to call his father, Andreas?

7. Based on his last unsuccessful conversation with his son, how does Thomas try to prepare for his next talk with Bill?

8. What has caused tension between Fiona and her parents?

9. Describe the saga of Vonni's marriage as she explains it to Elsa.

10. What change do the others notice in Fiona?

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