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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following scented items does Mantini scrub into Carla's skin?
(a) Crime.
(b) Wax.
(c) Oil.
(d) Tea bags.

2. Which of the following adjectives does Mantini use to describe Lucia's body during her pregnancy?
(a) Ripe.
(b) Full.
(c) Engorged.
(d) Round.

3. How many children does Mantini have?
(a) Two sons.
(b) One daughter.
(c) Three daughters.
(d) Four sons.

4. After witnessing Dan and Lucia together, who does Mantini confront?
(a) Both of them.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Neither of them.
(d) Dan.

5. When Ben pushes Carla onto the terrace, what part of her body is cut?
(a) Her thigh.
(b) Her neck.
(c) Her wrist.
(d) Her shoulder.

6. What language does Mantini speak?
(a) Cantonese.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) Persian.

7. When discussing Ben with Mantini, which of the following adjectives does Carla use to describe her husband?
(a) Idiodic.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Indifferent.

8. What odd job does Mohammad do for Ben, Carla's husband?
(a) Washes his dishes.
(b) Mows his lawn.
(c) Waxes his car.
(d) Irons his shirts.

9. How long had Ben been living in Tripoli before sending for Carla?
(a) Six months.
(b) Twelve months.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Three months.

10. To what piece of fruit does Wetzel compare the sunset as Carla sees it through the restaurant window?
(a) A nectarine.
(b) A peach.
(c) An orange.
(d) A plum.

11. What is Mohammad's title in the novel?
(a) Messenger.
(b) Shop boy.
(c) Page.
(d) Servant.

12. What does Carla's husband, Ben, do for a living?
(a) He is a philosopher.
(b) He is an actor.
(c) He is a diplomat.
(d) He is a journalist.

13. Which of the following male characters admits to looking at Carla and experiencing unexpected romantic feelings?
(a) Dan.
(b) Mohammad.
(c) Mantini.
(d) Ben.

14. What chore did Mohammad offer to do for Carla when he first met her?
(a) Her washing.
(b) Her ironing.
(c) Her painting.
(d) Her dusting.

15. Whose presense does Mantini sense in his bedroom?
(a) The baby's.
(b) Mohammad's.
(c) Lucia's.
(d) Carla's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Mantini's shop is vandalized while he and Carla are upstairs?

2. Who has custody of Mantini's child?

3. While discussing their new life in Tripoli, what realization does Carla make about her marriage to Ben?

4. What is "Giaddat Istiklal"?

5. What did Mantini witness Lucia and Dan doing together?

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