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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fiona ask Thomas to do for her?
(a) To help her hide from Shane.
(b) To walk her back to her hotel.
(c) To lend her money.
(d) To take flowers to Manos' funeral from her.

2. What does Thomas discover was left on the upstairs landing?
(a) The textbook and the journal.
(b) The painting and the sculpture.
(c) The dictionary and the atlas.
(d) The Bible and the rosary.

3. What does Elsa realize in Chapter Three?
(a) That she is the last living member of her family.
(b) That her period is late.
(c) That she has very little time left to live.
(d) That she has no money left.

4. Instead of dining with Elsa and Fiona, what is Vonni scheduled to do?
(a) She plans to clean the hens.
(b) She plans to dine with Andreas instead.
(c) She plans to make some more clay pots to sell.
(d) She plans to work with blind people who make rugs.

5. What kind of pressure has David experienced in his life?
(a) Perfectionism.
(b) Jewish guilt.
(c) Depression.
(d) Catholic guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Elsa's mother die?

2. How are the locals portrayed in Chapter One?

3. What sad event happens to Fiona in Chapter 8?

4. What adjective does Elsa use to describe David?

5. Why is Fiona's mother, Barbara, thrilled to receive a phone call from Shane asking whether Fiona has returned to Dublin?

(see the answer key)

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