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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. Why does Elsa not respect Dieter?
(a) Because he is not intelligent.
(b) Because he can't hold down a job.
(c) Because he has never contacted his child.
(d) Because he does not treat women well.

2. What does Vonni assure Maria will eventually happen?
(a) She will be able to have another child.
(b) She will fall in love again.
(c) She will find another job.
(d) She will laugh again.

3. How does David feel about Elsa?
(a) He's intimidated by her.
(b) He feels sorry for her.
(c) He wishes he'd never met her.
(d) He is in love with her.

4. What does Elsa confide in David?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she is in trouble with the local authorities.
(c) That she never knew her father.
(d) That she is in love with him.

5. What do Thomas, David and Fiona have in common?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They grew up in the same neighborhood.
(c) They have trouble getting along with their families.
(d) They all went to the same university.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Elsa afraid of?

2. In what condition does David find Adonis' room?

3. How has David's father made him feel?

4. How did Elsa's mother die?

5. Where do David and Elsa go together after she hides in the taxi from the German news crew?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does David portray his relationship with his father?

2. Why does Fiona think other people have a negative reaction to Shane?

3. How does Shane further alienate himself at the beginning of Chapter Five?

4. Describe the relationship between Fiona and Shane.

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

6. What is Aghia Anna like?

7. What has brought each of the tourists to Aghia Anna?

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

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

10. What theme does the author begin to explore in Chapter Two?

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