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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 is the subject of the joke David tells Elsa?
(a) History.
(b) Religion.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Golf.

2. What do the local children sing at the funeral?
(a) Ave Maria.
(b) Amazing Grace.
(c) The national anthem.
(d) Tannenbaum.

3. What does David think he should have mentioned on the phone to his parents?
(a) That he decided to change his career.
(b) That he had witnessed a tragedy.
(c) That he was learning about himself and becoming a better person.
(d) That he had fallen in love.

4. What does Elsa contemplate while standing on the balcony?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Changing careers.
(c) Leaving her boyfriend.
(d) Moving to Greece permanently.

5. What does Vonni apparently not care about?
(a) Money and appearance.
(b) Returning to Ireland.
(c) The tourists.
(d) Her future.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andreas first think he sees out in the Aegean Sea when the boat is on fire?

2. What adjective best describes Shane's character?

3. What kind of pressure has David experienced in his life?

4. What is Andreas' occupation?

5. Where is Vonni from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does David think that he would never be successful in his father's business?

2. Why does Thomas wish he had called his mother rather than his son?

3. Why does Andreas suggest that the tourists call home?

4. How does Elsa see David?

5. Describe the relationship between Fiona and Shane.

6. What is David's parents' reaction to his call home?

7. What do the men find surprising about Elsa's story?

8. Describe the nature of the tragedy.

9. What is Thomas' family situation like?

10. How does Elsa feel about herself as far as her capacity to offer advice to others?

(see the answer keys)

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