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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of wine does Jessica serve Ford on the first night they make love?
(a) Merlot.
(b) Pinot Noir.
(c) Shiraz.
(d) Chardonnay.

2. Which of the following characters stole a copy of the Kin Qux Cho?
(a) Jessica.
(b) Pilar.
(c) Jake.
(d) Hollins.

3. How does Dr. Marion Ford exit the Presidential Palace in the prologue of the novel?
(a) Through the chimney.
(b) Through an underground tunnel.
(c) Through the front door.
(d) Through a window.

4. What type of house pet does Jessica keep?
(a) A fish.
(b) A dog.
(c) A bird.
(d) A cat.

5. Besides English, what language does Ford speak?
(a) German.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Swahili.
(d) French.

6. Which of the following insects is considered to be the biggest nuisance in Sanibel?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Mosquitos.
(c) Fire ants.
(d) Flies.

7. How old was Pilar when she married Balserio?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Twenty-one.

8. What type of trees line the shore near the marina?
(a) Dogwoods.
(b) Mangroves.
(c) Poplars.
(d) Palm.

9. What is the name of the boss man who publicly humiliates Jethro at the marina?
(a) Billy-Bob.
(b) Harold.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Willis.

10. What time does Ford go to bed and notice that Jessica's porch light is still on?
(a) 3:00 am.
(b) 2:00 am.
(c) 1:00 am.
(d) 4:00 am.

11. What culture does the Kin Qux Cho belong to?
(a) Indian.
(b) Mayan.
(c) Latin.
(d) Aztec.

12. What does Ford eat for dinner the day after Hollins dies?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Black beans.
(d) Peanut butter and jelly.

13. What neighborhood in Manhattan did Jessica live and work in during her time in the city?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Alphabet City.
(c) Park Slope.
(d) Soho.

14. Where did Tomlinson go to college?
(a) Brown.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Yale.
(d) Harvard.

15. What color are Jessica's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Violet.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, how much does Melsinki weigh?

2. How does Hollins commit suicide?

3. What is the name of the Masaguan Lake Ford knows of that is infested with aggressive freshwater sharks?

4. What does Ford purchase from the old man outside the Presidential Palace?

5. What color are the tassels the police wear in Masagua?

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