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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. Where do Carla and Mantini meet during their affair?
(a) At Mantini's home.
(b) At a motel.
(c) At Mantini's shop.
(d) At Carla's home.

2. 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 the traffic.
(d) Because of a flat tire.

3. How does Mohammad get to Carla's house for work?
(a) He takes the train.
(b) He rides a bicycle.
(c) He walks.
(d) He drives his car.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has custody of Mantini's child?

2. How often does Carla think about Mantini over the course of her meal with Ben?

3. How did Mantini feel when he witnessed Dan and Lucia together?

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

5. How long did Ben stay with Carla in Tripoli before taking an assignment abroad?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where do Carla and Ben meet for the first time in Libya, and why do they choose to meet there?

3. Why does Mantini believe that Carla should leave Ben?

4. What does Carla pack to help her remember Mantini, and what does she specifically leave behind, knowing she may not ever return to her home?

5. What happens when Mantini's store is first vandalized?

6. What conflict arose when Mantini found Ben and Lucia dancing together at a party?

7. What happens when Carla and Mantini take a drive through the deserted Roman city?

8. How does Carla react to the news that Mantini probably perished during the mob attacks in Tripoli?

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

10. When he remembers the dance, how does Mantini feel about Carla?

(see the answer keys)

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