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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Peters propose to give Latimer if he comes to France?
(a) 2 million francs.
(b) 1 million leva.
(c) 2,500 Pounds.
(d) 5,000 piastres.

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

3. 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 Bloody Shovel.
(d) The Clue of the Bloody Knife.

4. Where did Irana pin her money when Dimitrios first came to her apartment?
(a) Under a dresser.
(b) Under the mattress.
(c) In her skirt.
(d) In the curtains.

5. Where does Latimer meet Colonel Haki?
(a) Piraeus.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) England.
(d) Smyrna.

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

7. What is rumored about Colonel Haki?
(a) He is the head of the secret police.
(b) He is an impostor.
(c) He is actually French.
(d) He has killed many men.

8. What does La Preveza drink while she talks to Latimer and Marukakis?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Cheap champagne.
(c) Wine.
(d) Mandarin curacao.

9. What is Latimer's first name?
(a) Edward.
(b) Jack.
(c) Henry.
(d) Charles.

10. At what time does it say that Latimer and Marukakis left Irana?
(a) Half past three.
(b) Five o'clock.
(c) Two o'clock.
(d) Midnight.

11. What is the name of the Polish contact that Peters gives Latimer?
(a) La Preveza.
(b) Dimitrios.
(c) Siantos.
(d) Grodek.

12. What lie does Latimer concoct so as to not raise suspicion about his investigation?
(a) The research is for a new book.
(b) He is looking for a childhood friend.
(c) He is researching for the University.
(d) He is locating lost relatives.

13. What does Peters discover in Latimer's hotel room that arouses his suspicion?
(a) Latimer's gun.
(b) Latimer's English novels.
(c) Latimer's bank registry.
(d) Latimer's timetable.

14. Where were drugs hidden during a French drug bust in 1929?
(a) A hat.
(b) A mattress.
(c) A baby carriage.
(d) A suitcase.

15. What does the interpreter drink during dinner?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Absinthe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Marukakis and Latimer meet for lunch?

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

3. What was the name of the man that was hanged for a crime he said Dimitrios committed?

4. What is Colonel Haki fond of reading?

5. Where does Latimer think Dimitrios went after he left Smyrna?

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