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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pascali respond to Bowles' accusation.
(a) He gets tearful.
(b) Pascali proudly declares himself to be "the best kind."
(c) He lowers his head.
(d) He gives Bowles an evil grin.

2. Why does Pascali think Bowles despises Pascali?
(a) Because Bowles despises everyone on the island except Lydia.
(b) Because Pascali knows Bowles is up to something.
(c) Because within Pascali Bowles sees himself,
(d) Because Pascali wants to be paid for his translation work.

3. Who does Dr. Hogan say is the man to whom Bowles was talking?
(a) The American fisherman named Smith.
(b) An Englishman named Jones.
(c) An American named Smith.
(d) An American named Jones.

4. Where does the person go who Pascali is following?
(a) To the excavation site.
(b) To Pasha's home.
(c) To Lydia's home.
(d) Into a bar called the Agoraki.

5. What shocking news does Bowles give Pascali?
(a) That the Sultan is dead.
(b) That the Sultan is on his way to being deposed.
(c) That Lydia is actually a German government agent.
(d) That Germany has occupied Constantinople.

6. What does Hogan's wife give Pascali?
(a) A plate of falafiel.
(b) A smile and a hug.
(c) A bowl of shelled peas.
(d) A jar of tomato paste.

7. What did Pascali fear until recently?
(a) Pasha.
(b) Death.
(c) Izzet.
(d) The Sultan.

8. How does Pascali see Bowles?
(a) As a frustrated writer.
(b) As a dreamer and both a victim of his own mind and an exploiter of those ideas.
(c) As a brilliant archeologist.
(d) As a dead man.

9. Why does Bowles refuse the offer?
(a) Because he is greedy.
(b) Because he has to pay Pascali out of that.
(c) Because he thinks they will not honor their offer.
(d) He says he has had to stop his research and that does not cover his expenses.

10. What goes wrong with the meeting?
(a) Bowles brings English soldiers.
(b) Izzet does not show.
(c) Pascali is not there to translate.
(d) Bowles does not show.

11. What does Pascali see as he's walking home through the market?
(a) Three strangers buying fruit.
(b) Bowles talking with three strangers.
(c) Lydia talking with three strangers.
(d) Lydia and Bowles talking with a stranger.

12. What does Pascali learn about the phrase "terra rossa"?
(a) That there is actually no such material.
(b) That it is only used in very primative cultures for making wood-fired dishes.
(c) That it is slightly radioactive.
(d) That it is bauxite, a non-plastic, clay-like material, generally red in color.

13. What kind of image does Pascali think Bowles projects?
(a) A bit of a fop.
(b) A dedicated amatuer scientist.
(c) A sophisticated, yet jaded, businessman.
(d) One of decency, morality, and ethics.

14. When Pascali tells Bowles Pasha wants to kill Bowles, what is Bowles' response?
(a) That Bowles has a few tricks up his sleeve.
(b) That Scotland Yard is keeping an eye on things.
(c) That Bowles is leaving that night.
(d) That Bowles feels safe.

15. What does Izzet say he knows about Bowles?
(a) That Bowles and Smith are associated.
(b) That Bowles does have an advance degree in archeology.
(c) That Bowles has a wife arriving on the next boat.
(d) That Bowles used to work for Scotland Yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bowles want a few more days at the site?

2. What does Bowles say to the second offer?

3. Why does Pascali want to leave the island?

4. What does Izzet tell Pascali?

5. With whom does Pascali ask to speak?

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