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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Scott angry in this section?
(a) Karen has gone away.
(b) He has lost his car.
(c) He has been mugged.
(d) Bill has escaped him.

2. Who does the graffiti say should go home?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Rashid.
(c) Arafat.
(d) Bush.

3. Scott says they have to prepare for the possibility of what?
(a) Bill publishing his book.
(b) Bill's funeral.
(c) Bill's coming back in love.
(d) Bill not returning.

4. To which dictator does Scott compare Bill ?
(a) Mao.
(b) Napolean.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Hitler.

5. What do Charlie and Bill argue about in this section?
(a) Going to London.
(b) Money.
(c) Bill's ex-wives.
(d) His book.

6. Which artist's style has been copied by the artist whose work is on exhibit?
(a) Picasso.
(b) Van Gogh.
(c) Andy Warhol.
(d) Edvard Munch.

7. What does Karen say is watching the thousands of marching Chinese?
(a) The world.
(b) A poster of Mao.
(c) TV cameras.
(d) A tank.

8. What does Scott call the local bus station?
(a) A ticket booth.
(b) A cow barn.
(c) A shed.
(d) A shelter.

9. Why does Rashid say they put westerners in locked rooms?
(a) To torture them.
(b) So they don't see what is really happening.
(c) To keep their identity hidden.
(d) So they don't have to look at them.

10. Who does Karen say has a plan for all mankind?
(a) Mao.
(b) Master.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Scott.

11. What secret does Scott say he holds?
(a) The secret of Bill's name.
(b) The secret of love.
(c) The secret of writing well.
(d) The secret of Bill's last wish.

12. Who is Bill going to see just before he boards the ferry?
(a) A dentist.
(b) George.
(c) Charlie.
(d) A doctor.

13. What does the torturer use to hit the soles of Julien's feet?
(a) A stick.
(b) A whip.
(c) A rod.
(d) Reeds.

14. What is Scott doing when Karen enters the house?
(a) Reading.
(b) Writing.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Washing up.

15. What passes by Brita's window at the end of the novel?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A funeral.
(c) An army.
(d) A demonstration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Rashid say that Brita must be a student?

2. What accent does Karen imitate while in bed with Scott?

3. What does Rashid tell Brita he doesn't want to hear about?

4. Who is Brita in Beirut to photograph?

5. Who does Rashid say killed his wife?

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