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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What request does Mantini make of Carla during his first visit to her home?
(a) He asks that Carla leave Ben.
(b) He asks Carla to run away with him.
(c) He asks Carla to marry him.
(d) He asks Carla to have a child with him.

2. Which of the following is the best translation for the Libyan word "baksheesh"?
(a) Tip.
(b) Advice.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.

3. When Carla is evacuated from Tripoli, which of the following emotions best describes her state when she lands safely at the air force base?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Confused.
(d) Lonely.

4. Who is the first person Mantini tells about meeting Carla?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His son.
(d) Mohammad.

5. After Carla arrives in Tripoli, where does Ben travel for work?
(a) Iran.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Russia.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much cash does Carla pack when she runs out of the house?

2. Why does Carla abandon her car in the street on her way to Mantini's shop?

3. What vegetable does Mantini compare Lucia to on the night she met with Dan?

4. Which of the following male characters believes that men have "husbandly rights," and that women "belong" to their husbands?

5. Whose presense does Mantini sense in his bedroom?

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