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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who convinces Buddy to give up his plans to blow up the Dome of the Rock?
(a) Spike and Abu.
(b) The Arch Bishop.
(c) Another evangelical preacher.
(d) The Vice President of the United States.

2. What shift is Ellen Cherry mostly working around Christmas time?
(a) Hostess.
(b) Lunch server.
(c) Cocktail waitress.
(d) Breakfast server.

3. What does Buddy do instead of going to Jerusalem?
(a) Stage a demonstration at the I & I.
(b) Start a radio talk show.
(c) Try to sleep with Ellen Cherry.
(d) Go back to Colonial Pines.

4. Why does Turn Around Norman stop performing?
(a) Ellen Cherry's disappearance disturbs him.
(b) He, like Ellen Cherry, gives up art.
(c) Buddy and other preachers are taking up the space.
(d) He is sick.

5. Who does Ellen Cherry decide to sleep with around Christmas time?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Abu.
(c) Raoul.
(d) Spike.

6. What animal plays a role in Boomer's sculpture?
(a) Monkey.
(b) Donkey.
(c) Pig.
(d) Cow.

7. Who warns Ellen Cherry about the probable result of destroying the Dome of the Rock?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Ultima.
(c) Abu Hadee.
(d) Boomer.

8. What is the bumper sticker slogan that Ellen Cherry and Boomer sees as they are driving across the country?
(a) "Christains for Israel".
(b) "Some like it hot".
(c) "Project Whirrled Peas".
(d) "I'd rather be ---".

9. What does the detective see in Ellen Cherry's apartment to make him suspicious?
(a) A newsclipping about Spike's shooting.
(b) The check from Ultima.
(c) A painting of Spoon.
(d) A picture of Buddy.

10. Who protects Spoon as she finds her way back to the Cathedral?
(a) Dirty Sock.
(b) Can 'o Beans.
(c) Painted Stick.
(d) Conch Shell.

11. What does Ellen Cherry notice about her apartment after the detective is there?
(a) Her window is shut.
(b) Her drawers are all emptied.
(c) Her phone cords are cut.
(d) She can't find Spoon.

12. How do the objects manage to escape the church?
(a) They get Buddy to unlock the door.
(b) They get Ellen Cherry to get them.
(c) They create a noisy commotion.
(d) They start a fire.

13. What surprises Spoon about Painted Stick's reception of her after she rejoins the other objects?
(a) He amorous attentions.
(b) His eager questioning.
(c) His absent mindedness.
(d) His laconic indifference.

14. What task does Boomer perform for Buddy in Jerusalem?
(a) He collects rocks from the Temple Mount.
(b) He delivers welding supplies to a group of rabbis.
(c) He carries a flock of chickens to a an old folks home.
(d) He transfers money into a Israeli bank account.

15. What nationality does Salome, the belly dancer, claim to be?
(a) Indian.
(b) Russian.
(c) Israeli.
(d) Canaanite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who returns Spoon to Ellen Cherry?

2. What inspires or convinces the belly dancer to do the Dance of the Seven Veils?

3. What is the catch in the belly dancer's assent to perform the Dance of the Seven Veils?

4. What does Ellen Cherry agree to do that pleases Spike while he's visiting her apartment?

5. What season is it when Salome joins the band at the I & I?

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