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

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

3. Who is Bowles supposed to meet with at the opening of this section?
(a) Pasha.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Pascali.
(d) Izzet.

4. What does Pascali wonder about Pasha?
(a) What he hasn't acted against Bowles and Pascali yet.
(b) Why he has scared Izzet.
(c) Why he is still alive after all his manipulations.
(d) If he has always been so fat.

5. What does Pascali say of Bowles's speech patterns?
(a) That they sound more German than English.
(b) That they are seemingly innocent.
(c) That they are a curious blend of sophistication and peasantry.
(d) That they belie his English origins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dr. Hogan say is the man to whom Bowles was talking?

2. How much does Pascali ask for keeping Bowles' secret?

3. What view of the world do Bowles and Pascali have in common?

4. What does Pascali decide to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the previous foreshadowing come to completion in this final section?

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

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

4. What is odd about Pascali's reaction to Bowles's not showing up for the meeting?

5. How is the slaughter of the sheep symbolic of a "slaughter" that takes place within Pascali?

6. Is there anything in this section that gives a different view of Bowles and perhaps makes him a more likable character?

7. Summarize the interaction between Pascali and Bowles just before Pascali leaves the evacuation site and explain if you think Pascali intends to follow through on the agreement with Bowles.

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

9. Summarize the interaction between Pascali and Bowles and one probable hidden meaning.

10. What is some information that Pascali has learned in this section and do you think any of the information will determine a course of action for Pascali?

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