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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Tap Axton living at the end of the novel?
(a) London.
(b) British Columbia.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Athens.

2. To what does Volterra attribute the cult killings at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Cultural revenge.
(b) Psychosexual fantasy.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Religious fervor.

3. Why does Eliades say he wants to have dinner with James in Chapter 10?
(a) To look into a job at the Northeast Group.
(b) To inquire after the Maitlands.
(c) To see how his Greek is doing.
(d) To discuss politics.

4. What monument figures prominently in both the beginning and the end of the novel?
(a) The Acropolis.
(b) The Colloseum.
(c) The Eiffel Tower.
(d) Cleopatra's Needle.

5. Who does James spend much of Chapter 13 trying to find?
(a) Rowser.
(b) Ann.
(c) David Keller.
(d) Eliades.

6. In Chapter 13, Charles tells James that the Northeast Group has been giving intelligence to what group?
(a) MI5.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The KGB.
(d) Mossad.

7. Who is shot in Chapter 13?
(a) Rowser.
(b) Ann Maitland.
(c) Eliades.
(d) David Keller.

8. Where is James at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Rhodes.
(b) Montenegro.
(c) Cyprus.
(d) Sicily.

9. In Chapter 10, where does James say he is traveling instead of Kuwait?
(a) India.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Russia.
(d) China.

10. What does the A in Tap stand for?
(a) Astrid.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Anthony.
(d) Ajax.

11. Who leads James to Owen's place in Lahore at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Anand Das.
(b) His driver.
(c) Owen's assistant.
(d) Two young boys.

12. What has Eliades been asking Ann Maitland about James in Chapter 10?
(a) His family.
(b) His sexuality.
(c) His work.
(d) His politics.

13. Which of the following is not a character that James Axton meets in person?
(a) Vosdanik.
(b) Anand Das.
(c) Del Nearing.
(d) Singh.

14. Which of the following characters does not actively search for the cult in the novel?
(a) Owen.
(b) Rowser.
(c) James.
(d) Volterra.

15. How does the congregation react to Orville's inability to speak in tongues in Chapter 14?
(a) They beat him.
(b) The bless him.
(c) They mock him.
(d) They weep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the character of Orville Benton based on?

2. What does Del tell James about Volterra's intention regarding his film in Chapter 10?

3. Where is Del Nearing en route to when she stays with James in Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 13, what reason does James think Eliades have for seducing Ann?

5. What reason does James offer in Chapter 10 for Greece's continued buffeting by stronger powers historically?

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