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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rosa believe is the reason that Katya cheated on Lionel with Dick?
(a) Because Katya wanted the attention she was not getting.
(b) Because Lionel was not in love with Katya.
(c) Because Katya was trying to forget the cause.
(d) Because Katya was not of Lionel's caliber.

2. Who is Rosa speaking to in the last section of the novel?
(a) Katya.
(b) Bernard.
(c) Conrad.
(d) Lionel.

3. How does Didier attempt to aid Rosa with her cut toe?
(a) He searches for something to wrap it up with.
(b) He attempts to bandage it.
(c) He has her wash it in the ocean.
(d) He sucks on it.

4. How does Didier act when he meets Rosa and Madame Bagnelli on her porch?
(a) He is sullen.
(b) Like the cat--he eats some of everything and then leaves.
(c) He speaks only of Donna and quickly leaves.
(d) He is very inquisitive about Rosa.

5. Who is Donna obliged to entertain one evening?
(a) An English friend of her family.
(b) A French friend of her family.
(c) An Italian friend of her family.
(d) An African friend of her family.

6. Why does Rosa go visit the Nels?
(a) Because she wants to tell them of her impending arrest.
(b) Because she wants to tell them of her trip to France.
(c) Because Marie has been arrested.
(d) Because she has missed them.

7. Why is Georges planning a party for Manolis?
(a) He is having a book published.
(b) He is exhibiting his paintings.
(c) It is their anniversary.
(d) It is his birthday.

8. What does Rosa tell Brandt that she needs his help to do?
(a) Find a better job.
(b) See Europe.
(c) See America.
(d) Remove herself from the political realm.

9. How many homes does Rosa visit in a number of months in the town in which her father died?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

10. What happens to Rosa's Swedish lover because of his involvement with her?
(a) He is exiled.
(b) He is never issued a visa to Africa again.
(c) His journalistic integrity is ruined.
(d) His wife leaves him.

11. What does Gaby do for Rosa for Manolis' party?
(a) She makes her a hat.
(b) She brings her a date.
(c) She makes her a dress.
(d) She teaches her some French terms.

12. Where does Madame Bagnelli suggest that Rosa stay in the house?
(a) Downstairs next to her room.
(b) Upstairs with the room with a terrace.
(c) In the back of the downstairs by the garden.
(d) In the apartment over the garage.

13. What does Bernard do for a living?
(a) He is a novelist.
(b) He is a professional student.
(c) He is a journalist.
(d) He is a teacher.

14. What does the government assume Rosa is trying to get from the Nationalists?
(a) Information.
(b) A book about her father.
(c) A job.
(d) A passbook.

15. Where does Bernard suggest he and Rosa go to take on a project once she has her French papers?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) Africa.
(d) South Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brandt first show Rosa when she visits his home?

2. What does Rosa state is her underlying reason for going to stay with Katya?

3. What quote does Bernard use when he speaks of his wife and children to Rosa?

4. How does Rosa describe Christine Chabalier?

5. What does Katya notice about Rosa when she dines with her and Bernard at breakfast?

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