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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miriam admit to David when he calls home at the beginning of Chapter 14?

2. Why does Adonis decide not to call his father?

3. Where do Vonni and David go to make a delivery?

4. What news that seems to have brought about a change in Fiona does she share with the group at dinner?

5. Where does Bill tell Thomas the family is going?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Thomas receive from his mother?

2. What has caused tension between Fiona and her parents?

3. What change do the others notice in Fiona?

4. Once he reaches Athens, what thoughts does Shane have about Fiona?

5. What does David notice about Vonni's behavior that he shares with the other tourists?

6. What does each tourist reveal as his or her next plan?

7. What is the mood in Aghia Anna the day after the funeral?

8. How does Andreas try to comfort Vonni?

9. Why is there tension between Bill and Thomas on the phone?

10. What do Thomas and Vonni discover that they have in common at the end of Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the mother-daughter relationships portrayed differently from the father-son relationships throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Each character often indicates that he or she thinks that the problems of others are much less complicated than their own. Cite one character from the novel and how he or she minimizes the problems of others and how this affects his or her relationships with others.

Essay Topic 3

In several instances, the author refers to "Catholic guilt" and "Jewish guilt." Explain how this guilt affects the various characters.

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