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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 does Peters destroy in Latimer's hotel room?

2. What job did Dimitrios hold in Izmir?

3. What does Siantos tell Latimer about the man who will help him with Bulgarian politics?

4. Who many years ago was it that Irana knew Dimitrios?

5. What do Marukakis and Latimer drink during lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of information does Latimer's contact in Sofia give him? How is this connected to Dimitrios?

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

3. As Peters and Latimer wait for the messenger, what car are they looking for? What is the weather like outside? What time is it?

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

5. What crime does Colonel Haki read to Latimer, who says it would take courage to perform? What does Colonel Haki say about this?

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

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

8. What does Dimitrios offer Latimer to not leave the apartment and get the police? What happens once Latimer leaves?

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

10. What does Latimer do in order to understand where Dimitrios went after he left Smyrna? Where does he conclude Dimitrios went?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

As soon as Latimer sees the body in the morgue, he is unconvinced that the man is actually Dimitrios. Write an essay explaining why Latimer is compelled to investigate Dimitrios without being involved in the case at all, other than being an observer. What did Latimer expect to see in Dimitrios' features?

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