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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wakes Alison and Nicholas up?
(a) Police.
(b) Lily.
(c) Conchis.
(d) Wandering shepherd.

2. What would happen if Nicholas lost the game of chance Conchis proposed?
(a) He would have to tell Conchis his secrets.
(b) He would have to leave the villa.
(c) He would be expelled from the island.
(d) He would die.

3. How does Conchis explain war to Nicholas?
(a) Candor and surprise mixed with grief and death.
(b) Young men vowing to take a chance on dying.
(c) Incomprehensible pain with no reward.
(d) Surprises of character and strength.

4. Where do Alison and Nicholas go after they leave the airport?
(a) Parthenon.
(b) Mount Parnassus and Delphi.
(c) To Bourani.
(d) On a trip around the countryside.

5. Which of the following does Conchis say about the odds of survival?
(a) They decrease exponentially the longer the battle.
(b) They always result in negative consequences.
(c) They are stacked against those who fight and the societies that insist upon it.
(d) They increase greatly depending on intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Nicholas and Alison take refuge for the night?

2. How does Conchis react when he learns that Nicholas has been in contact with Julie?

3. What does Alison do when she and Nicholas return to her hotel room?

4. Why does Conchis take a break while telling Nicholas his life story?

5. Where do Nicholas and Alison meet?

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