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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what piece of fruit does Wetzel compare the sunset as Carla sees it through the restaurant window?
(a) A peach.
(b) A plum.
(c) An orange.
(d) A nectarine.

2. What type of events does Ben ask Carla to attend with him?
(a) Political.
(b) Literary.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Cultural.

3. What vegetable does Mantini compare Lucia to on the night she met with Dan?
(a) A potato.
(b) A cucumber.
(c) An eggplant.
(d) An avocado.

4. How old is the watcher who agrees to keep an eye on Ben's car?
(a) He is an elderly man.
(b) He is a teenager.
(c) He is a middle-aged man.
(d) He is a young boy.

5. When discussing Ben with Mantini, which of the following adjectives does Carla use to describe her husband?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Idiodic.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Indifferent.

6. What emotion does Mantini feel when he remembers Dan?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Aggravation.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Apathy.

7. What religion does Mantini follow in the text?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Christianity.

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

9. How does Ben react to the watcher's request in exchange for watching his car?
(a) He does not acknowledge the request.
(b) He refuses the request.
(c) He promises more than what was requested.
(d) He agrees to the request.

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

11. In what year is "The Map of Tripoli" set?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1967.

12. Which of the following scented items does Mantini scrub into Carla's skin?
(a) Crime.
(b) Oil.
(c) Wax.
(d) Tea bags.

13. What color was the dress Lucia was wearing on the night she was with Dan?
(a) Green.
(b) Orange.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

14. What new facial hair has Ben grown when he greets Carla?
(a) Sideburns.
(b) A beard.
(c) A mustache.
(d) A goatee.

15. Which of the following male characters admits to looking at Carla and experiencing unexpected romantic feelings?
(a) Mantini.
(b) Ben.
(c) Dan.
(d) Mohammad.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Carla returns to the car after her meal, what is missing?

2. In what country is Tripoli located?

3. What part of Mantini's shop is vandalized while he and Carla are upstairs?

4. What country was Dan from?

5. After Lucia's death, what does Mantini admit to sometimes struggling with?

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