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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After witnessing Dan and Lucia together, who does Mantini confront?
(a) Both of them.
(b) Neither of them.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Dan.

2. What is Mohammad's title in the novel?
(a) Shop boy.
(b) Page.
(c) Servant.
(d) Messenger.

3. In what country is Tripoli located?
(a) Italy.
(b) Libya.
(c) Mongolia.
(d) Canada.

4. Why does Carla abandon her car in the street on her way to Mantini's shop?
(a) Because she ran out of gas.
(b) Because the radiator overheated.
(c) Because of a flat tire.
(d) Because of the traffic.

5. Which of the following male characters believes that men have "husbandly rights," and that women "belong" to their husbands?
(a) Mohammad.
(b) Dan.
(c) Ben.
(d) Mantini.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the home where Mantini lives?

2. Which of the following adjectives does Mantini use to describe Lucia's body during her pregnancy?

3. What does Carla's husband, Ben, do for a living?

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

5. What beverage does Mantini ask Mohammad to bring to him as he opens his shop in the morning?

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