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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret does Andreas reveal to Vonni in Chapter 16?

2. Where do Vonni and David go to make a delivery?

3. What does Vonni offer to teach Maria to do?

4. What do Vonni and Andreas return to the tavern to make?

5. What news is Thomas unable to confess to Shirley?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What secrets from her past does Vonni reveal in Chapter 12?

3. What do Vonni and Andreas think they might have done differently in the past?

4. Why is there tension between Bill and Thomas on the phone?

5. What change do the others notice in Fiona?

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

7. Why does Vonni think the tourists' desire to stay in Aghia Anna is a bad idea?

8. What event causes Fiona to leave Shane for good?

9. Why does Georgi feel guilty?

10. What is the nature of the conversation Shirley and Bill have about love?

(see the answer keys)

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