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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. What prevents Persse from boarding Angelica's flight?
(a) No visa.
(b) No seats on the plane.
(c) No passport.
(d) No way to pay for a ticket.

2. Which of these is not mentioned as a hazard of modern travel?
(a) The grounding of a type of plane.
(b) Weather delays.
(c) Hijackings.
(d) Air controller strikes.

3. What is the average attendance at the annual MLA conference?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 1,000.

4. What does the reference on the prayer card tell Persse?
(a) Angelica has a twin sister.
(b) Angelica is married.
(c) Angelica has died.
(d) Angelica is in the United States.

5. On the last night Phillip is in Ankara he attends a reception in whose honor?
(a) Philip himself.
(b) A Hollywood actress.
(c) A Nobel prizewinner.
(d) A musical quartet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the young prostitute at #13 tell Persse Angelica/Lily was at her house?

2. What is the initial ransom demanded for Morris Zapp?

3. Who does Morris Zapp invite to his Jerusalem conference via letter?

4. Whom do Philip and Joy meet while out seeing the sights?

5. Who has kidnapped Morris Zapp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Persse cause a scene at the Amsterdam conference?

2. Why is Persse so grateful that he opened an American Express card?

3. How is Philip feeling about his trip to Turkey on his last night?

4. Describe the room where Persse stays in Lausanne.

5. What does Lodge declare is the real attraction for people who go to conferences?

6. Why did Philip never suspect that Joy's second child was his?

7. What is Persse's experience when he returns to London to find Bernadette?

8. What are the differences between Waikiki Beach in Hawaii and the beach Persse knows in Connemara, Ireland?

9. What are Morris Zapp's reasons for inviting Arthur Kingfisher to his Jerusalem conference?

10. What is Morris Zapp's routine at Lake Como?

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