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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what trip does James discuss with Rowser?
(a) Baghdad.
(b) Tehran.
(c) Islamabad.
(d) Istanbul.

2. What information does Kathryn give about the murder victim at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) He was a recent transplant.
(b) He has family in the Soviet Union.
(c) He used to work on the dig.
(d) He was mentally challenged.

3. In Chapter 5, where is Anand planning to go soon?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) The United States.

4. What one aspect of Owen's experience are the men of his story interested in?
(a) His wealth.
(b) His American heritage.
(c) Alphabets.
(d) His religion.

5. Which of the following is not a city James says he will be visiting in Chapter 2?
(a) Tehran.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Karachi.

6. Where was James living when Rowser first offered him a job?
(a) Toronto.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

7. In Chapter 2, James says that Kathryn once attacked him with what household item?
(a) A desk lamp.
(b) A letter opener.
(c) A potato peeler.
(d) A meat tenderizer.

8. Who is the inspiration for Tap's novel?
(a) James Axton.
(b) Owen Brademas.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Oedipus Rex.

9. What unusual thing do the Keller's do late at night in Chapter 3?
(a) Swim in their clothes.
(b) Make love on the beach.
(c) Leave for Portugal on a whim.
(d) Drive their car off the road.

10. What scares Owen about religion?
(a) The iconography.
(b) Masses of people with the same emotion.
(c) The non-governmental hierarchy.
(d) The wars it engenders.

11. In Chapter 4, where is Kathryn thinking of moving to with Tap?
(a) New Delhi.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Athens.
(d) London.

12. What does Anand confide to James about Owen in Chapter 4?
(a) He is continuing to run the dig to defraud the university of money.
(b) He has had more contact with the cave people than he lets on.
(c) He has forged his academic credentials.
(d) He is sleeping with Kathryn.

13. According to James at the beginning of Chapter 2, what does Owen see that others do not?
(a) Hope.
(b) Injustice.
(c) Patterns.
(d) The divine.

14. Who joins James and Ann at lunch at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Charles's aunt.
(b) Ann's son.
(c) James's nephew.
(d) Ann's sister.

15. What is Anand's profession?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Professor.
(c) Ambassador.
(d) Composer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a tactic Kathryn used to learn Greek?

2. In Chapter 1, what monument do James Axton and his friends discuss?

3. What religious festival do Owen, Kathryn and James discuss in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 6, why does Volterra think Del should be more awed by their surroundings?

5. In Chapter 1, where does James tell Kathryn he has been doing most of his work?

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