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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the home where Mantini lives?

2. What type of events does Ben ask Carla to attend with him?

3. Who is the first person Mantini tells about meeting Carla?

4. Why did Lucia never leave Tripoli and return to her homeland and family?

5. On the night Lucia was with Dan, what was tied into her hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ben feel about Carla's affair with Mantini?

2. When he remembers the dance, how does Mantini feel about Carla?

3. What conversation about coffee do Carla and Mantini get into when he visits her home for the first time?

4. How has Ben's appearance changed in the year that he has been living in Libya?

5. What is the final party like at the palazzo?

6. How does Carla react to Ben's interaction with the street watcher outside the restaurant?

7. What happens when the street watcher approaches Ben about his car outside the restaurant?

8. How does Mantini greet Carla when she enters his store, and how does Carla react to such a warm greeting?

9. What happens when Carla attempts to drink her coffee the same way Mantini does?

10. Where are the evacuees, taken from Tripoli, dropped off?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mohammad is the matchmaker of this novel. Describe Mohammand's physicality. Then, explain how he helped to bring Carla and Mohammad together. Finally, explain whether or not you believe Mohammad knew what he was doing when he invited Carla to visit him at the crystal shop.

Essay Topic 2

The evacuation is, arguably, the most important scene in the novel.

Part 1.) Explain why the evacuation was necessary. What political events led up to this moment?

Part 2.) Explain the effect the evacuation had on Mantini's relationship with Carla. How did they deal with their separation?

Part 3.) Describe the way Ben prepped Carla for an evacuation. What tools was Carla given by Ben to help her survive the war?

Essay Topic 3

Mantini's view of Americans changes drastically over the course of the novel. First, explain how Mantini felt about Americans before meeting Carla, and give one example of Mantini's interaction with Americans from the beginning of the novel. Then, explain how Carla altered Mantini's view of Americans, and give one example of a way she proved Mantini's stereotype wrong.

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