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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. On Dimitrios' identification card, how is he supposed to have escaped?

2. At what time does it say that Latimer and Marukakis left Irana?

3. How much money does Latimer pay the interpreter for the files on Dimitrios?

4. Where do Latimer and the interpreter meet to exchange the documents?

5. How was the body in the morgue killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Latimer sees the gun in Peters' hand, what goes through his mind? What does he say to Peters? What does this tell us about Latimer?

2. While Peters is writing in Latimer's hotel room, what does Latimer do? Why does he do this?

3. Where does Latimer stay when he arrives in Istanbul? What are the conditions of his lodging place?

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

5. As Peters and Latimer are separating after their meeting with Dimitrios, what does Peters ask of Latimer? How does Latimer reply?

6. When Latimer wakes up after his encounter with Mr. Peters, what is he angry about? What does he think he should have done?

7. For what three reasons did Latimer become a professional writer?

8. Where does Peters say is Latimer's next stop in his research of Dimitrios? What does he do to aid in this endeavor?

9. What does Colonel Haki show Latimer that makes him suppress laughter? How are the tables turned afterward?

10. What does Latimer contemplate about evil after he agrees to help Peters blackmail Dimitrios? What realization does he come to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the character of Colonel Haki, using other characters to compare and contrast his character in the spectrum of good and evil in the novel. How does Haki differ from Latimer? How is he similar to Peters?

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

Consider the role of women in the detective novel. How are women portrayed in this novel? What strengths do they possess? What weaknesses? Make sure to use strong examples.

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