View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old man take from Bill?
(a) His wig.
(b) His false teeth.
(c) His ID.
(d) His pills.

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

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

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

5. What does Scott think he will tell Charlie about the manuscript?
(a) It has been destroyed.
(b) It's finished.
(c) It will never be completed.
(d) It was never started.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the graffiti say should go home?

2. Why does Rashid say they put westerners in locked rooms?

3. How is Bill hurt?

4. What night does Scott say is approaching?

5. What does Bill say terrorism destroys?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the plan that Charlie lays out for Bill?

2. For what does Scott tell Karen they need to prepare?

3. What does Karen do with the spoon?

4. What do Karen and Scott do the following day?

5. What does Brita see from her bombed out apartment at the end of this section?

6. What does Bill argue about with George Haddad?

7. Who is Omar and how does he help Karen?

8. Describe the part of Beirut Brita is driving through at the beginning of the section.

9. Summarize the novel.

10. What does Karen think about on the plane?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 785 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample