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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 on the third note that Peters gives Latimer?

2. What name do they find Dimitrios under?

3. What is Latimer's first name?

4. What is the name of the place where Marukakis and Latimer go to find Irana Preveza?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Latimer go when he leaves Istanbul? Why does he go here?

2. What does Peters want Latimer to help him with? On what two conditions does Latimer agree to go along with Peters' plan?

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

4. What did Latimer do for the first fifteen years of his adult life? How did this change?

5. Why does Grodek laugh during his conversation with Latimer before lunch? What word of advice does he give Latimer?

6. How did Grodek eventually friend Bulic? How did he gain control over this man?

7. What does Peters tell Dimitrios they will give in return for the money? When do they want the money?

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

9. When Dimitrios first walks into the hotel room, what surprises Latimer? What did Latimer expect?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The preparations that Latimer and Peters make when meeting Dimtrios are intricate and well-planned. Write an essay on these precautions and why they are taken. Do their precautions provide them with a sense of security? Why/ why not?

Essay Topic 2

Consider Latimer's search to find records of Dimitrios in Smyrna. How is this an example of the theme of detection in the novel? How does Latimer fall short on his role of detective? What character trait does Latimer possess that interferes with his ability to detect?

Essay Topic 3

Think about the role of Marukakis in the novel, and write an essay on the importance of his character to Latimer's investigation. What beliefs does Marukakis hold that many find appalling, but Latimer does not? How is this contradictory to Latimer's approach to other characters in the novel?

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