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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nicholas describe the idea of being in Greece?
(a) His life's greatest desire.
(b) Something he needed to be talked into.
(c) Taking an almost obsessive hold over him.
(d) The only option for a future he had open to him.

2. Which of the following best describes how Nicholas views himself as a poet?
(a) Highly.
(b) Poorly.
(c) Growingly.
(d) Publish worthy.

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

4. Where does this story take place?
(a) Greece.
(b) Venice.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Rome.

5. What does Nicholas think Conchis might be?
(a) Transvestite.
(b) Divine being.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Scholar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the song Nicholas heard when he was going to commit suicide?

2. Which of the following characters was Nicholas' predecessor at the school?

3. Which of the following characters is the protagonist of this novel?

4. Nicholas' favorite spot on the island is also one that is which of the following?

5. What does Nicholas realize he wants in regard to Alison?

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