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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What meal do Carla and Ben meet for on the first day of their reunion?
(a) Brunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Lunch.

2. When Mantini returns home from work, what does he notice in the corner, covered in lace and ruffles?
(a) Lucia's wedding dress.
(b) A bouquet of flowers.
(c) A pillow.
(d) The baby bed.

3. What odd job does Mohammad do for Ben, Carla's husband?
(a) Mows his lawn.
(b) Washes his dishes.
(c) Irons his shirts.
(d) Waxes his car.

4. What country was Dan from?
(a) America.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Canada.
(d) England.

5. How many children does Mantini have?
(a) Four sons.
(b) One daughter.
(c) Three daughters.
(d) Two sons.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Carla believe her love for Ben was lost?

2. To what piece of fruit does Wetzel compare the sunset as Carla sees it through the restaurant window?

3. Who does Carla blame for the damage that has been done to her car?

4. How did Lucia die?

5. Where does Mantini's child live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carla think about as she is on the military plane being evacuated from Tripoli?

2. How does Mantini greet Carla when she enters his store, and how does Carla react to such a warm greeting?

3. What compliments do Carla and Mantini exchange when they first meet one another?

4. Who is Ben, and where is he at the opening of the novel?

5. How does Mantini describe his villa after the evacuation?

6. What is the final party like at the palazzo?

7. How does Carla react to seeing Ben for the first time since moving to Tripoli?

8. Where are the evacuees, taken from Tripoli, dropped off?

9. How does Mantini describe Tripoli after the evacuation?

10. While discussing the divorce with Ben, where does Carla fix her eyes, and what does she see there?

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