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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, what is Volterra unsure of regarding his possible documentary?
(a) Whether he wants to carry a gun while filming.
(b) Whether he wants to show the cult killing.
(c) Whether he wants to reveal the faces of the cultists.
(d) Whether he wants to report the cult to local authorities.

3. Which of the following items is among the foods James and Eliades eat in Chapter 10?
(a) Brains.
(b) Feet.
(c) Genitals.
(d) Hair.

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

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

6. What do the Keller's and James attempt to do to Hardeman after he passes out in Chapter 11?
(a) Leave him in a midnight movie house.
(b) Put him on an international flight.
(c) Take his money and passport.
(d) Leave him in the bar toilet.

7. Who does James spend much of Chapter 13 trying to find?
(a) Eliades.
(b) David Keller.
(c) Rowser.
(d) Ann.

8. What does Andahl refused to divulge about the cult in Chapter 9?
(a) Its location.
(b) Its origins.
(c) Its methods.
(d) Its faith.

9. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what does Owen mistake James for?
(a) His double.
(b) Kathryn.
(c) The angel of death.
(d) An assassin.

10. Who is Andahl?
(a) Kathryn's new lover.
(b) Anand's friend.
(c) Another analyst from Northeast Group.
(d) A cult member.

11. How does the congregation react to Orville's inability to speak in tongues in Chapter 14?
(a) They weep.
(b) They mock him.
(c) The bless him.
(d) They beat him.

12. In Chapter 10, where does James hear that Eliades is moving?
(a) New York.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Delhi.

13. In Chapter 12, what does Owen look at Rajsamand Lake?
(a) A temple.
(b) Sanskit tablets.
(c) An archeological dig.
(d) A series of caves.

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

15. What is James doing when he hears gunshots in Chapter 13?
(a) Having lunch.
(b) Talking to Tap on the phone.
(c) Jogging.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters does not actively search for the cult in the novel?

2. What holiday is approaching at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. According to Andahl in Chapter 9, what were the words on the boulder?

4. In Chapter 13, what does James admit to Lindsay Keller that he has never done?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 8, James goes into a tavern to ask about what?

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