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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who waits impatiently for all persons to arrive for the meeting?
(a) Bowles and Pascali.
(b) Pascali and Izzet.
(c) Bowles.
(d) Bowles and Izzet.

2. When Pascali leads Izzet and the soldiers to the cove, who is dead?
(a) No one.
(b) The soldiers Pasha had posted at the site.
(c) Smith.
(d) Lydia.

3. What view of the world do Bowles and Pascali have in common?
(a) One of the idea of parallels and symbolism.
(b) That everyone has a price.
(c) That the world does not care who it deceives as long as they have money.
(d) To take care of number one first.

4. What hinges upon Izzet fulfilling Bowles's demand?
(a) Bowles leaving the island.
(b) Any artifacts being turned over to the State.
(c) Further negotiations.
(d) Any more money.

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

6. How is Bowles killed?
(a) One of the soldiers stabs him with his bayonet.
(b) The statue crushes him.
(c) Lydia kills him before she dies.
(d) He is not killed.

7. What does Hogan think "terra rossa" means?
(a) Red earth.
(b) Terracotta, a type of pottery.
(c) The red planet Mars.
(d) He has no idea.

8. What does the note from Bowles say?
(a) That they can find him at the Sanctuary.
(b) That he is unavoidably delayed for an hour.
(c) That he has left for England.
(d) That he is unable to attend.

9. Who cowers in his palace?
(a) The King of France.
(b) The Kaiser of Germany.
(c) The King of England.
(d) Abdul-Hamid, the Sultan, cowers in his palace, trusting only his harem and guards.

10. To what does Pascali agree?
(a) To getting the money from Lydia.
(b) To removing the soldiers.
(c) To finding Bowles.
(d) To killing Bowles.

11. For what purpose would he do the answer to question #97?
(a) To get off the island.
(b) To see Bowles humiliated.
(c) To get a lot of money.
(d) To see Lydia turn away from Bowles.

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

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

14. What does Bowles say about the stranger with whom he was speaking?
(a) That he comes from Istanbul.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That he is an American.
(d) That he is a German.

15. Why do Pascali and Bowles meet with Izzet at the hotel?
(a) To discuss the seven hundred liras payment.
(b) For public witnesses.
(c) Because they have a great buffet.
(d) So they cannot be secretly killed at Pasha's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pascali know about Izzet and Pasha regarding payment?

2. What happens as Pascali waits at the hotel?

3. When Pascali tells Bowles Pasha wants to kill Bowles, what is Bowles' response?

4. Who does Pascali follow?

5. Of what does Pascali write to the Sultan again?

(see the answer keys)

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