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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is hanging in the entryway of Grodek's house along with the coats?
(a) Snowboards.
(b) Guns.
(c) Skis.
(d) Baseball gloves.

2. What does Ambler compare a face to?
(a) A window.
(b) A picture.
(c) A mask.
(d) A telltale sign of one's character.

3. Why does Peters say to Dimitrios that Latimer is invaluable to him?
(a) He can confirm that Visser is dead.
(b) He is an Englishman.
(c) He knows Colonel Haki.
(d) He has the power to write stories.

4. When do Peters and Latimer demand that Dimtirios pay them the blackmail money?
(a) That night.
(b) The next day.
(c) A week from their meeting.
(d) A month from their meeting.

5. After agreeing to Peters' plan to blackmail Dimitrios, what does Latimer contemplate in his own hotel room?
(a) The meaning of life.
(b) Evil.
(c) Blackmail.
(d) Heaven and Hell.

6. What does Dimitrios want to know from Lamiter before he leaves the meeting?
(a) What the man in the morgue looked like.
(b) Latimer's autograph.
(c) A copy of Latimer's latest book.
(d) Latimer's real name.

7. What is Mr. Peters' real name?
(a) John Peters.
(b) Frederik Peterson.
(c) Sasha Pickols.
(d) Alexander Petrofsky.

8. Which famous work does Latimer think is part of Dimitrios' philosophy?
(a) Common Sense.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Farmer's Almanac.
(d) Mein Kampf.

9. What was the name of Peters' partner before Dimitrios came along?
(a) Giraud.
(b) La Preveza.
(c) Siantos.
(d) Grodek.

10. Who did Peters see in Rome two years ago?
(a) Dimitrios.
(b) Vazoff.
(c) Visser.
(d) Siantos.

11. What does Latimer realize he is ailing from after he does not feel better?
(a) Cold feet.
(b) Small pox.
(c) A fever.
(d) He has been drugged.

12. What is Latimer and Peters' first contact with DImitrios supposed to be?
(a) A telephone call.
(b) A face-to-face meeting.
(c) A telegram.
(d) A letter.

13. How old was Bulic when Grodek originally met him?
(a) Between 40 and 50.
(b) Between 20 and 30.
(c) Between 30 and 40.
(d) Between 50 and 60.

14. From what country did Dimitrios need help from Peters to smuggle women?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Greece.

15. What does the second letter to Dimitrios insist about the messenger with the blackmail money?
(a) The messenger must be a female.
(b) The messenger must speak French.
(c) The messenger must be unarmed.
(d) The messenger must be Dimitrios.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of Yacht did Dimitrios have for his trip with Visser?

2. What kind of car comes to pick Latimer up?

3. When Latimer is on his way to meet Peters before meeting with Dimitrios, what does he stop into the cafe for?

4. What are the walls and ceilings of Peters' apartment adorned with?

5. What is Latimer's first impression of Dimitrios when he walks into the hotel room?

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