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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the atmosphere like in the morgue?

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

3. What does Latimer tell Peters about his interest in Dimitrios?

4. Who are Marukakis and Latimer going to see at the end of Chapter 5?

5. What name do they find Dimitrios under?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Latimer leaves Irana, what is strange about his hotel room? Who does he find there? What are both of their reactions?

2. What is the name of the man who bunks with Latimer on the train? As Latimer leaves, what does he realize about the man?

3. How did Irana first meet Dimitrios? Why is she mad at him now? What is her reaction to the news of his death?

4. Where does Latimer go after Sofia? Who does he meet there?

5. Who hunts Dimitrios once he gets out of prison? Where does he go first looking for Dimitrios?

6. What crime was Dimitrios a part of in Izmir? Who took the blame for his actions?

7. What deal did Dimitrios want to make with Giraud and Peters? How did this inconvenience them?

8. What business did Peters get into with Dimitrios? How did their business expand?

9. What does Peters offer Latimer to drink in his apartment? What does Peters encourage Latimer to do as he tells Latimer his story?

10. What does Latimer enclose in his anonymous letter to the police? Why does he do this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Visser's plot for revenge on Dimitrios is what brings Peters and Latimer to Paris. What obstacles does Visser run into during his search of Dimitrios? Write an essay on how Visser tracks down Dimitrios, and how Peters conjectures Dimitrios switched identities with Visser.

Essay Topic 2

Think about the character of Wladyslaw Grodek. What influences does Grodek have on Latimer? How is he connected to Dimitrios? Write an essay on the character of Grodek and his involvement in the plot in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

The first time Latimer sees Dimitrios, he is surprised. Write an essay about the actual physical characteristics of DImitrios compared to the ones in Latimer's mind, along with other character's descriptions of Dimitrios. Be sure to use thoughtful detail and analyze Latimer's reaction to his first sighting of Dimitrios.

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