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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does June want Nicholas to coax Julie to do?
(a) Sleep with him.
(b) Help her escape.
(c) Tell him everything.
(d) Move in with him.

2. What was Nicholas tempted to do to the villa?
(a) Move in and live there.
(b) Vandalize it.
(c) Burn it down.
(d) Lie in waiting.

3. What does Conchis refer to when confronted by Nicholas?
(a) Alison.
(b) Leverrier and Mitford.
(c) Julie and June.
(d) Theatrical masques.

4. What information does Nicholas learn about Mrs. de Seitas from the bartender?
(a) She has twin daughters.
(b) She lives with a man who resembles Conchis.
(c) She often travels to Greece.
(d) She has suffered from a head injury.

5. How does Conchis react when he learns that Nicholas has been in contact with Julie?
(a) Jovial that Nicholas has found love.
(b) Embarrassed that his plan was so easily seen.
(c) Resigned to his masque being over.
(d) Angry that Nicholas would disobey.

6. What does Mrs. de Seitas say of Alison?
(a) She has been won over.
(b) She is actually dead.
(c) She has been browbeaten.
(d) She will never be found.

7. Who does June claim has been following her?
(a) Julie.
(b) Conchis.
(c) Joe.
(d) Alison.

8. How does Nicholas present himself to Mrs. de Seitas?
(a) As someone interested in her personally.
(b) As doing research on Conchis.
(c) As a newspaper reporter.
(d) As another childhood neighbor.

9. What gift does Mrs. de Seitas give to Nicholas?
(a) The keys to the villa.
(b) A letter of recommendation.
(c) A piece of pottery.
(d) A picture of Lily.

10. What truth does Nicholas believe the experience was meant to teach him about how to live?
(a) He must move out of the country.
(b) He must live without sex.
(c) He must live with compassion.
(d) He must change his think about women.

11. How is Conchis dressed when he meets Nicholas for breakfast?
(a) In traditional Greek clothing.
(b) As a businessman.
(c) In WWII clothing.
(d) As a woman.

12. Where did Julie and June stay while the masque was being held?
(a) Beach house.
(b) Bedroom.
(c) Cave.
(d) Hut.

13. How is Bourani when Nicholas passes it?
(a) Shuttered.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Gone.
(d) Empty.

14. How does Conchis describe Anton's treatment of the Greeks on the island during the war?
(a) Relatively lenient.
(b) Exactly the same as other areas.
(c) Extremely harsh.
(d) Surprisingly easy.

15. What happens when Nicholas returns to the house?
(a) Joe pushes him to the ground and fights with him.
(b) Maria gives him a telegram.
(c) Conchis sends him away from the villa.
(d) He is surrounded by men in WWII German uniforms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nicholas become depressed and obsessive about?

2. Who is observing Julie and Nicholas?

3. What does Nicholas learn about Conchis?

4. What does Nicholas do when he returns to school?

5. What does Nicholas say he experiences as he walks away?

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