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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pascali observe Bowles doing?
(a) Helping Hassan launch his boat.
(b) Crossing over to climb the rocks on the far shore.
(c) Throwing food to the gulls.
(d) Holding Lydia's hand.

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

3. Why does a soldier point a rifle at Bowles?
(a) Because the soldier is incompetent.
(b) Because they mistrust foreigners, especially the English.
(c) Because Bowles inadvertently insults the man.q
(d) Because he thought Bowles threatened Pascali.

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

5. How has Pascali betrayed himself as a spy unintentionally?
(a) Through his coded advertisements on the town board.
(b) Through his multiple attempts to gain information.
(c) By his copious letters to the Sultan.
(d) He does not know how.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the expensive objects in Pasha's home dismay Pascali?

2. Who is Herr Gesing?

3. What field interests Bowles as he tells Pascali?

4. Why won't Russia, Britain, and France take action against the Ottoman empire?

5. Who is Zeki Bey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Of what does the fact that Bowles is walking and talking with Pascali in public remind Pascali?

2. Why is Pascali very careful about how he describes Bowles to Izzet?

3. In continuing his report to the Sultan, what parallels does Pascali note?

4. How is the concept of lighting discussed and interpreted by Pascali

5. Describe the presentation of the wax figure of the Saint and how you might interpret this event.

6. What are some of the signs of violence/tension that seem just below the surface in Pascali?

7. What are some signs of the high level of tension present on the island?

8. How does Pascali represent the theme of violence symbolically?

9. What is the meaning of the phrase utriusque capex and how can this ability be useful to a spy?

10. Name a metaphor or symbol that occurs in this section and what it represents.

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