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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Conchis return to Europe?
(a) When he got word that Lily was killed.
(b) When he finished his education.
(c) When the war was over.
(d) When his father died.

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

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

4. Which of the following is the best definition of the term banteringly as used in the following sentence: Nicholas and Alison speak banteringly of their love for each other.
(a) Mockingly.
(b) Teasingly.
(c) Repartee.
(d) Surprisingly.

5. What is Nicholas searching for as this novel opens?
(a) A wife.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A job.
(d) His parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the visitor?

2. Which of the following characters owns the villa?

3. What has changed in Nicholas' room?

4. Which of the following terms best describes how the bedroom Nicholas is using is furnished?

5. What does Nicholas see in the garden?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Nicholas when he accompanies Demetriades and what does he do about this?

2. What conclusions did Nicholas draw about what was happening to him at Bourani?

3. What discovery did Conchis describe in relation to Lily and where did he believe those feelings came from?

4. What happens to Nicholas' interest in Alison and what does she plan on doing because of this?

5. How does Conchis describe the series of events that brought him to where he is today and how does he indicate it has affected him?

6. What does Nicholas decide about meeting Alison and what does he resolve to do about it?

7. What does Nicholas think about as he lies down and reflects on Conchis and how does Nicholas feel about this?

8. What does the main character of this novel learn and how long does he have to gather this information?

9. How does Nicholas feel about the boys and his colleagues at the school?

10. What does Nicholas receive from Maria and what is contained in what he receives?

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