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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peters destroy in Latimer's hotel room?
(a) His books.
(b) His bed.
(c) His clothes.
(d) His timetable.

2. Where do Latimer and the interpreter meet to exchange the documents?
(a) In a restaurant.
(b) In a bathroom.
(c) Under a bridge.
(d) In Latimer's hotel room.

3. How much money does Latimer pay the interpreter for the files on Dimitrios?
(a) Five hundred piastres.
(b) Fifty piastres.
(c) Three hundred piastres.
(d) Ten piastres.

4. What nationality is Latimer's interpreter?
(a) Greek.
(b) Russian.
(c) French.
(d) Turkish.

5. Where do Marukakis and Latimer meet for lunch?
(a) A restaurant attached to a grocery store.
(b) Latimer's hotel.
(c) Marukakis' apartment.
(d) A stand outside a building.

6. What is the name of the man on the train with Latimer?
(a) Mr. White.
(b) Mr. Pink.
(c) Mr. Peters.
(d) Muishkin.

7. What city did the Turks and Greeks both rampage in the midst of a war?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Smyrna.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Athens.

8. What word does Mr. Peters point out that Latimer is embarrassed about the translation of?
(a) Robbery.
(b) Assassination.
(c) Refugee.
(d) Attempt.

9. What does the Frenchman, Chamfort, say that chance is a nickname for?
(a) Hell.
(b) Providence.
(c) Eternity.
(d) Heaven.

10. How do the police identify the body in the river?
(a) A Turkish life insurance statement.
(b) A Russian driver's license.
(c) An American passport.
(d) A French identification card.

11. What is the name of the mystery novel idea of Colonel Hakis?
(a) The Clue of the Bloodstained Will.
(b) Murder at the Rue Morgue.
(c) The Clue of the Bloody Knife.
(d) The Bloody Shovel.

12. Who is the murderer in Colonel Haki's story?
(a) The Lord's wife.
(b) The Butler.
(c) The Lord's brother.
(d) The Lord's son.

13. How does the author describe Mr. Peters' eyes?
(a) Red.
(b) Wet.
(c) Blue.
(d) Small.

14. What does Siantos tell Latimer about the man who will help him with Bulgarian politics?
(a) He is an athiest.
(b) He is a Communist.
(c) He doesn't like Englishman.
(d) He is a murderer.

15. What is Latimer expecting to do when he returns from La Vierge?
(a) Write a letter.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Leave for home.
(d) Research.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does it say that Latimer and Marukakis left Irana?

2. What is the purpose of Mr. Peters' visit?

3. What does the Colonel say is the difference between a real criminal and a storybook criminal?

4. What does La Preveza say about the Roman policiers?

5. Where did Irana pin her money when Dimitrios first came to her apartment?

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