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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what country is James arriving at the beginning of Book 2?
(a) Syria.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Israel.
(d) Egypt.

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

3. Who else is on the bus that Volterra, James, and Del take in Chapter 6?
(a) Japanese students.
(b) Muslim pilgrims.
(c) Israeli military.
(d) Baptist missionaries.

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

5. With whom does Eliades talk throughout most of dinner in Chapter 3?
(a) Lindsay Keller.
(b) James.
(c) Ann Maitland.
(d) The Bordens.

6. Which of the following is a spook-like practice that Rowser takes in his daily life?
(a) He wears gloves all the time.
(b) He travels under assumed names.
(c) He never sleeps in the same hotel room twice.
(d) He never sits with his back to a door.

7. What does James wish he could do at the end of the night in Chapter 2?
(a) Sleep an entire day.
(b) Catch a boat to the mainland.
(c) Get another drink with Owen.
(d) Follow Kathryn to the bedroom.

8. What business does Volterra want to run when his film career ends?
(a) A dry cleaners.
(b) An advertising firm.
(c) A primary school.
(d) A 7-11.

9. How does Kathryn describe her and James' post-separation relationship in Chapter 2?
(a) Strained.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Inseparable.
(d) Exciting.

10. In Chapter 2, what does Owen admit is the only thing he wants to do with his life?
(a) Read ancient stones.
(b) Sleep all day long.
(c) Teach in a comfortable university.
(d) Pretend to do work in the trenches.

11. According to James in Chapter 1, what does Kathryn think life should be?
(a) An education.
(b) A vacation.
(c) A struggle.
(d) A dream.

12. What advice does Rowser give James in Chapter 3?
(a) Stay out of Lebanon.
(b) Get divorced as soon as possible.
(c) Take a safe job in the States.
(d) Invest in Greek government bonds.

13. At the beginning of Chapter 5, James says that people love to give Kathryn what?
(a) Personal secrets.
(b) Their phone numbers.
(c) Greeting cards.
(d) Shirts.

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

15. In Chapter 4, where does Owen think the cave people have gone?
(a) Cyprus.
(b) The Greek mainland.
(c) Yugoslavia.
(d) Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, James marvels that he can barely read the Greek writing on what?

2. In Chapter 3, what trip does James discuss with Rowser?

3. In Chapter 1, what does James say is the only thing he can remember in Greek?

4. What scares Owen about religion?

5. Who is Mrs. Helen?

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