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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 Elsa afraid of?
(a) Losing her job.
(b) Not being able to resist her ex-boyfriend if she sees him.
(c) Missing her flight home.
(d) Never seeing her family again.

2. What are the children reciting when Thomas returns to the apartment?
(a) Their favorite song.
(b) The national anthem.
(c) A psalm.
(d) The alphabet.

3. Why do the tourists have to dine inside?
(a) There was no room outside.
(b) It got too cold.
(c) They didn't want to look at the site of the accident.
(d) It started to rain.

4. What does Andreas first think he sees out in the Aegean Sea when the boat is on fire?
(a) Glare from the sun.
(b) A bomb.
(c) Fireworks.
(d) The reflection from a temple's gold dome.

5. How are the locals portrayed in Chapter One?
(a) Arrogant and snobbish.
(b) Cold and distant.
(c) Friendly and welcoming.
(d) Rude and offensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David think he should have mentioned on the phone to his parents?

2. Why does Fiona want to stay in Aghia Anna?

3. What does Fiona tell Vonni after her miscarriage?

4. Where does Vonni stay at night?

5. What is Andreas' occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Aghia Anna like?

2. How does the tragedy on the boat affect each of the tourists?

3. How does David feel about his relationship with his father?

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

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

6. What impression has Vonni made on the tourists?

7. What advice does Vonni give Fiona after her miscarriage?

8. What is Thomas' family situation like?

9. Why does Elsa reject Dieter's marriage proposal?

10. What does the dance that the local men perform in front of Maria's house symbolize?

(see the answer keys)

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