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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kemp take Nicholas?
(a) To the villa.
(b) To start a new life.
(c) To meet Alison.
(d) To contemplate his life.

2. What does Nicholas find waiting for him when he gets back to school?
(a) A letter from Lily.
(b) A letter from Alison.
(c) An invitation from Conchis.
(d) A pink slip.

3. How does Anubis get Nicholas to be quiet?
(a) Gags him.
(b) Punches him in the face.
(c) Shoves him to the ground.
(d) Threatens to kill him.

4. What does the man who played Anton tell Nicholas will happen?
(a) He will soon be released.
(b) He will be forced to participate in the next masque.
(c) He is to be killed.
(d) He will be taken before a court and judged.

5. Who does Nicholas meet for lunch?
(a) Leverrier.
(b) Mitford.
(c) Alison.
(d) Lily.

6. What does Nicholas discover the next morning?
(a) He has been returned to the school.
(b) Conchis was summoned to Athens.
(c) Lily has left the villa.
(d) Conchis is angry with him.

7. Why does Julie run off away from Nicholas?
(a) She needs to get the next page of her script.
(b) She has heard Conchis return.
(c) She needs to go find her sister.
(d) She needs to go get Joe.

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

9. What does Nicholas do when he returns to school?
(a) Write letters to the people mentioned by Julie.
(b) Search for Conchis in Athens.
(c) Research Joe.
(d) Contact Alison.

10. Which of the following characters does Nicholas have a public outburst of anger at?
(a) Joe.
(b) Demetriades.
(c) Conchis.
(d) Julie.

11. What is Nicholas offered in exchange for keeping quiet about the activities with Conchis?
(a) An additional stipend.
(b) A good reference.
(c) A new position in a different area.
(d) A secret about Conchis.

12. Where is Nicholas surprised to be placed after he is bound and gagged?
(a) The captain's chair.
(b) The defender's chair.
(c) The prosecutor's chair.
(d) The judge's chair.

13. How does Nicholas feel when he wakes up?
(a) Angry.
(b) Disturbed.
(c) Petty.
(d) Triumphant.

14. How does Lily react to Nicholas' attempt to kiss her?
(a) She begins to cry.
(b) She backs away.
(c) She kisses him back.
(d) She slaps his face.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nicholas present himself to Mrs. de Seitas?

2. What is Conchis holding when he appears near the Poseidon statue?

3. Why does Julie run away from Nicholas?

4. Where does Nicholas stop on his way back to England?

5. What happens as Nicholas is leaving where June and Julie stayed during the masque?

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