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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Latimer realize as he steps off the train?
(a) The man knew his name without Latimer telling him.
(b) The man could not read French.
(c) The man stole Latimer's notes.
(d) The man was a police officer.

3. How much money did Dimitrios owe Irana?
(a) 1,500 piastres.
(b) 2,500 leva.
(c) One thousand Francs.
(d) 1,000 leva.

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

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

6. What color does Dhris say Dimitrios' eyes are?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

7. What is Latimer's reaction to Colonel Haki's story notes?
(a) He supresses laughter.
(b) He is shocked.
(c) He is outraged.
(d) He is intrigued.

8. How was the body in the morgue killed?
(a) Knife wound in the stomach.
(b) Strangled.
(c) Poisoned.
(d) Shot in the back.

9. What language does Marukakis speak to Latimer?
(a) Bulgarian.
(b) Russian.
(c) French.
(d) English.

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

11. Who is the author of the quote that begins the novel?
(a) Sir Ben Kingsley.
(b) Sherlock Holmes.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Sir Thomas Browne.

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

13. What do Latimer and Marukakis drink while they wait for Irana?
(a) Wine.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Absinthe.
(d) Curacao.

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

15. What does La Preveza say about the Roman policiers?
(a) They are beautiful.
(b) She writes them.
(c) She has never heard of them.
(d) They are ugly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Mr. Peters say Latimer's next stop will be?

3. What is Latimer expecting to do when he returns from La Vierge?

4. Who is A. Vazoff?

5. What business does Marukakis suspect was behind the coup d'etat?

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