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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 22 and 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Conchis eat breakfast with Nicholas?
(a) He needed some private time alone.
(b) He was angry with Nicholas.
(c) He had another visitor to entertain.
(d) He was up earlier and had already eaten.

2. Which of the following terms best describes Maria as she brings breakfast to Nicholas?
(a) Silent.
(b) Chatty.
(c) Curious.
(d) Deaf.

3. In what language are the words "the waiting room" when Nicholas stumbles across the sign?
(a) English.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) Greek.

4. What captivates Nicholas immediately upon his arrival in Greece?
(a) Women.
(b) Architecture.
(c) School.
(d) Landscape.

5. What does Nicholas smell as he is getting ready for bed?
(a) Ammunition smell.
(b) Flowers from the garden smell.
(c) Woman's perfume smell.
(d) Rotting corpse smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nicholas do instead of visiting the villa?

2. What does Nicholas continue to hear that it appears Conchis does not hear?

3. How does Nicholas feel after he asks Conchis the same question that Conchis had previously asked Nicholas who agrees and the two part ways?

4. What causes Nicholas to flee in a fearful panic after his nap?

5. What was one of the first things Conchis and Nicholas did when Nicholas arrived for his weekend visit?

(see the answer key)

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