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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the likely reason Bowles has suddenly brought up the presence of the soldiers?
(a) To be doubly obnoxious.
(b) As more leverage.
(c) Because he wants to discomfit Pasha.
(d) As a stalling tactic.

2. What does Pascali think that Bowles sees within Pascali?
(a) A man without a country.
(b) Corruption.
(c) A man with high ideals.
(d) A homeless romantic.

3. What does Bowles insist that he is doing?
(a) Helping the field of archeology.
(b) Paying Pascali.
(c) Being honest.
(d) Writing a book.

4. Why are Pasha and Izzet caught in a must-pay situation?
(a) Not to pay would mean involvement by authorities which would betray their secret.
(b) They do not have to pay; they know the authorities will believe them over Bowles.
(c) Because Bowles has kidnapped a child of each of them and holds the child against payment.
(d) They know Bowles has the contacts to have them killed.

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

6. How would this trait that Bowles sees in Pascali help Bowles?
(a) Bowles can offer Pascali a return to his native land.
(b) Bowles can use the romantic side of Pascali to lure him with Lydia.
(c) Bowles can appeal to the high ideals to gain Pascali's help.
(d) It is a corruption to a level necessary to deal with the likes of Izzet and Pasha.

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

8. Upon what is Bowles' pretended offer of friendship to Pascali solely based?
(a) Upon Bowles's need for translation services.
(b) Upon Bowles's belief that he could manipulate Pascali to help him seduce Lydia.
(c) Upon Bowles's need for local legitimization.
(d) Upon Bowles's erroneous perception that Pascali held power on the island.

9. What does Pascali think Lydia has been doing?
(a) Reporting Bowles's activities to Pasha.
(b) Acting as the go between for Bowles and Smith.
(c) Two timing Bowles.
(d) Writing the Sultan of Bowles's activities.

10. What is the most significant thing about terra rossa?
(a) It is a fairly valuable export.
(b) It contains large amounts of aluminum deposits.
(c) It can create an explosion when mixed with sulfur.
(d) It is only found on this island.

11. What does Pascali figure out about how Bowles will remove the statue from the island?
(a) By way of Smith's boat.
(b) Through the mountains over to the other side of the island.
(c) By ballon in the middle of the night.
(d) He's still trying to figure it out.

12. What does Pascali know about Izzet and Pasha regarding payment?
(a) They do not know they are being blackmailed.
(b) They have no choice but to pay the 700 lira that Bowles demands.
(c) They do not have that much money.
(d) They do not care if they lose such a small sum of money.

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

14. Who is the first person killed?
(a) A worker.
(b) Smith.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Bowles.

15. Who does Pascali see talking to the person Pascali is following?
(a) Bowles.
(b) Smith.
(c) Izzet.
(d) Lydia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pasha deceiving?

2. With whom does Pascali ask to speak?

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

4. What does Pascali see as he's walking home through the market?

5. What shocking news does Bowles give Pascali?

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