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

2. What does Pascali find when he returns home?
(a) A note saying the money will be mailed to him.
(b) Fifty liras with a not promising more soon.
(c) A letter addressed to Lydia and Pascali giving them Bowles's blessings.
(d) The one hundred fifty liras promised him, with a note telling him to leave the island.

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

4. Why does Pascali want to leave the island?
(a) To get away from the unrequited love of Lydia.
(b) To make his way to Constantinople to find his previous reports.
(c) To go to a cooler climate.
(d) To save his life.

5. What does Bowles say to the second offer?
(a) He declines.
(b) He accepts but says they have to pay him 10 percent of any profit.
(c) He accepts.
(d) He declines but says he may change his mind but needs a day to think on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pascali think Lydia has been doing?

2. What hinges upon Izzet fulfilling Bowles's demand?

3. What does Pascali think the men he is leading are going to do?

4. Where does the person go who Pascali is following?

5. How does Pascali view Bowles after the meeting with Izzet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Pascali and Bowles agree again to be allies and whether you think either man is sincere.

2. What evidence is there that Pascali may be in danger?

3. In what position does Bowles place Pascali in not meeting with Izzet at the hotel and how is this ironic?

4. What do you think is Pascali's interpretation of the man he follows and sees laughing with Bowles?

5. What does Pascali seem to forget when he is rejoicing at the prospect of 150 liras?

6. Why do you think Pascali blends reality and illusion to create realism in imaginary settings?

7. By this section, can we be certain as to whether Pascali is a reliable narrator?

8. What is ironic as Pascali reflects on whether to send this latest report to the Sultan?

9. How does the symbolism in this section express the duality of the natures of both Bowles and Pascali?

10. What do you think is one of the main purposes of this short chapter?

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