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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Turkish authorities use to determine the identity of the man in the river?

2. What does Grodek tell Latimer he should do?

3. On the night of their meeting with Dimitrios, what does Peters ask of Latimer before they depart?

4. What does Latimer realize he is ailing from after he does not feel better?

5. Whose face did Dimitrios once spit in during a meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about the first chapter of the book. Write an essay on the author's establishment of setting, plot, and character, along with his use of foreshadowing on the first page alone. How does Ambler create scene and plot so quickly? How is this emblematic of the detective novel as a genre?

Essay Topic 2

Think about the history of the city of Smyrna. Why do you think the author chose to include this long history in the novel? How is it essential to the plot? Make sure you work closely with the text.

Essay Topic 3

There are two exchanges between Peters and Latimer in a hotel room. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the two scenes, the one in Sofia and the other in Paris. What has changed between the two characters in these scenes?

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