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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which port is Samuel bound after leaving his home in Vienna?
(a) Ramsgate.
(b) Dover.
(c) Lowestoft.
(d) Harwich.

2. What profession did Leticia’s second husband have?
(a) Waiter.
(b) Historian.
(c) Plumber.
(d) Architect.

3. In which of the following had the Evanses volunteered?
(a) American Civil War.
(b) Spanish Civil War.
(c) Spanish-American War.
(d) Russo-Japanese War.

4. At which sport does Samuel fare decently?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Bowling.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Cricket.

5. What role does Antia’s grandmother have in Azabahar?
(a) Wicked witch.
(b) Queen.
(c) Fairy godmother.
(d) Princess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following volunteers for the Magnolia Project?

2. To whose case is Frank tasked when he first appears in the novel?

3. What is the name of Leticia’s father?

4. For how many days does Samuel arrange to stay in New Orleans?

5. To which restaurant does Frank take Selena?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Leticia avoid discussing her background with people in the United States?

2. Why are Samuel and other children taught at his aunt Leah’s home?

3. What attracts Nadine to Samuel?

4. What occasions the rumors that trouble Rudolph as the novel begins?

5. What about jazz infatuates Samuel?

6. How does Leticia’s third husband leave her?

7. Where does Anita assert Azabahar is located?

8. How does Rudolph attempt to ease the sense of foreboding he feels at the beginning of the novel?

9. How does Anita tell her sister to respond when she feels like crying?

10. Why is Rudolph’s assistant surprised that he closes his office early?

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