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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near the end of Chapter 3, David and James discuss unrest in what region?
(a) French Indochina.
(b) The Soviet Bloc of Europe.
(c) The Middle East.
(d) Sub-Saharan Africa.

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

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

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

5. What invitation does James extend to Volterra at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) A weekend in Italy.
(b) A ride to the train station.
(c) A little cash to hold him over.
(d) A stay in Athens.

6. According to Owen in Chapter 5, what has America become?
(a) A god.
(b) A past empire.
(c) A bully.
(d) A myth.

7. In Chapter 7, where has Owen just returned from?
(a) A university in Istanbul.
(b) An island in the Aegean.
(c) The Mobi Desert.
(d) Mountains in southern Greece.

8. At the end of Chapter 7, what items are the Maitlands stockpiling?
(a) Reliquaries.
(b) Rugs.
(c) Papyrus prints.
(d) Lamps.

9. In Chapter 1, what monument do James Axton and his friends discuss?
(a) The Park Guelle.
(b) The Acropolis.
(c) The Eiffel Tower.
(d) The Duomo.

10. What do information do the two men in Owen's Chapter 2 story ask of him?
(a) Who is father was.
(b) Where he was born.
(c) How many languages he speaks.
(d) What his business in Matala is.

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

12. In Chapter 1, what does James say is the only thing he can remember in Greek?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Foods.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Directions.

13. How many items are on the list James reads to Kathryn at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) 100.
(b) 45.
(c) 5.
(d) 27.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does James accuse Owen of doing?

2. How do Tap, Kathryn and James travel to the dig in Chapter 2?

3. What does James steal from the fridge at his wife's apartment in Chapter 1?

4. What event precipitated the separation of the Axtons?

5. Which of the following characters admits to having never been to a famous monument in Chapter 1?

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