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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Singh equate cities in Chapter 12?
(a) Desecration.
(b) Vaccuity.
(c) Self-definition.
(d) Rampant sin.

2. What does Charles specifically - and mistakenly - congratulate James for in Chapter 13?
(a) Making a fortune in kickbacks.
(b) Quitting the Northeast Group.
(c) Winning custody of Tap.
(d) Courting Ann.

3. What does James think of in Chapter 11 as he deals with the passed out Hardeman?
(a) Autumn on Kouros.
(b) Summer camp in rural Pennsylvania.
(c) Springs in New York.
(d) Canadian winters.

4. What is the first thing Singh asks Owen in Chapter 12?
(a) How many languages he speaks.
(b) Why he is in Hawa Mandir.
(c) Where he is from.
(d) What his name is.

5. Who is the cult's victim in Hawa Mandir?
(a) A crippled boy.
(b) A German tourist.
(c) A homeless woman.
(d) An old man.

6. What is different about James and Ann in Chapter 11?
(a) They refuse to talk to each other.
(b) They are deeply concerned with Charles.
(c) They are romantically involved.
(d) They both have the flu.

7. Whom does James tell he is resigning in Chapter 13?
(a) Kathryn.
(b) Charles.
(c) Mrs. Helen.
(d) Rowser.

8. 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 see how his Greek is doing.
(c) To discuss politics.
(d) To inquire after the Maitlands.

9. What descriptor does Andahl use to describe the nature of the cult in Chapter 9?
(a) Amorphous.
(b) Nonexistent.
(c) Frenetic.
(d) Subterranean.

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

11. What does Owen admit he failed to learn about the cult in Chapter 12?
(a) Their leader.
(b) Their methodology.
(c) Their origins.
(d) Their name.

12. In Chapter 9, what medium does Volterra say would be best for telling the cult's story?
(a) A lecture.
(b) A book.
(c) A documentary.
(d) A play.

13. In Chapter 8, what does David Keller suggest he and James do in Frankfurt?
(a) Watch American football.
(b) Get drunk.
(c) Take in a symphony.
(d) Visit an old monastery library.

14. On what topic does Sigh repeatedly expound in the Chapter 12?
(a) The desert.
(b) Life and death.
(c) American foreign policy.
(d) The Hindu firmament.

15. What holiday is approaching at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Armistice Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) Bastille Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what positive attribute does Del Nearing mention regarding Volterra?

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

3. In Chapter 13, Charles tells James that the Northeast Group has been giving intelligence to what group?

4. What unfortunate incident happens on James's second day of driving with Tap in Chapter 8?

5. Based on the revelations of the novel, who most likely tried to shoot James?

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