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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many classes of cabins are there on the train in which Kit and Tunner ride?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

2. What beverage does Tunner purchase for his travels to Boussif?
(a) Wine.
(b) Mineral water.
(c) Beer.
(d) Champagne.

3. What handicap does the beautiful dancer Port is infatuated with have?
(a) She is missing both hands.
(b) She is deaf.
(c) She is mute.
(d) She is blind.

4. What does M. Chaoui do for a living?
(a) He is a journalist.
(b) He is a shopkeeper.
(c) He is a baker.
(d) He is a police officer.

5. Which of the following bizarre sights does Kit NOT see when she gets trapped in the fourth-class cabin?
(a) A man without a nose.
(b) A man holding a severed head.
(c) A man braiding his daughter's hair.
(d) A man eating locusts.

6. What is a bordj?
(a) A petting zoo.
(b) A cheap hotel.
(c) A medical facility.
(d) A fishing hole.

7. How do Kit and Port travel while sightseeing in Boussif?
(a) They take a ferry.
(b) They ride bicycles.
(c) They walk.
(d) They take a trolley.

8. What does Kit throw at Tunner when she orders him out of her bedroom in Boussif?
(a) His luggage.
(b) His underwear.
(c) Her Bible.
(d) Her shoes.

9. What is Eric Lyle's drink of choice?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Cognac.
(d) Sherry.

10. What article of clothing does Smail order Port to remove before entering his home?
(a) His pants.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His hat.
(d) His scarf.

11. What mode of transportation is Port taking in his reoccurring dream?
(a) A train.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A boat.
(d) An airplane.

12. Why does Kit interrupt the music at M. Chaoui's dinner party?
(a) To compliment the music.
(b) To pour some wine.
(c) To go to the bathroom.
(d) To fan her face.

13. What color are the scarves the men are wearing in the restaurant Smail takes Port to?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

14. What rumor spreads throughout town about Lieutenant D'Armagnac and Yamina?
(a) That Lieutenant D'Armagnac killed Yamina.
(b) That Lieutenant D'Armagnac stole Yamina's life savings.
(c) That Lieutenant D'Armagnac raped Yamina.
(d) That Lieutenant D'Armagnac is the father of Yamina's baby.

15. Why don't the travelers finish eating the soup they ordered in Ain Krorfa?
(a) Because their spoons are dirty.
(b) Because the restaurant is full of rats.
(c) Because the soup is full of bugs.
(d) Because the soup is cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the city of Ain Krorfa smell like?

2. Which of the following insects has infested the city of Ain Krorfa?

3. To what desert do the prostitutes in Marhnia's story travel?

4. How many glasses of champagne does Kit drink after returning from the fourth-class cabin?

5. At the opening of the novel, which war is taking place?

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