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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pascali say he does to his stories?
(a) Fabricates them entirely.
(b) Embellishes them.
(c) Writes them exactly as they happen.
(d) Gives as little detail as possible.

2. What does Pascali note about the fisherman Hassan?
(a) That he goes to secret meetings every Tuesday.
(b) That his daughter is very attractive.
(c) That he throws his fishing net perfectly into the water.
(d) That he seldom brings back a full boat.

3. Of what does Pascali warn the Sultan?
(a) A possible assassination attempt in the near future.
(b) That the island will likely attempt to get out from under Turkish rule.
(c) That the volcano will blow soon.
(d) That he has watched the Empire slowly deteriorate.

4. Who has recently arrived by boat to the island?
(a) Esmeralda Von Trece.
(b) Anthony Bowles.
(c) The Sultan.
(d) No one has arrived to this God forsaken place in months.

5. What does Pascali think about him and this recent arrival?
(a) That their destinies are intertwined.
(b) That they may fall in love.
(c) That they will inevitably kill each other.
(d) That they are destined never to formally meet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herr Gesing believe about British trade?

2. What does Pascali think about the things Lydia does at the dinner table?

3. How does Pascali think the unity of the Ottoman Empire can be maintained?

4. Why is Dranas rude to Pascali?

5. What parallel does Pascali see with his report?

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