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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. Who gets the UNESCO chair?
(a) Morris Zapp.
(b) Siegfried von Turpitz.
(c) Rudyard Parkinson.
(d) Arthur Kingfisher.

2. What does "halcyon" mean in Greek?
(a) "Content."
(b) "Warm."
(c) "Kingfisher."
(d) "Wind."

3. In which country is it "not necessary" to tip taxi drivers?
(a) Japan.
(b) Israel.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Norway.

4. What does the reference on the prayer card tell Persse?
(a) Angelica is married.
(b) Angelica is in the United States.
(c) Angelica has died.
(d) Angelica has a twin sister.

5. Who does Morris Zapp invite to his Jerusalem conference via letter?
(a) Fulvia Morgana.
(b) Arthur Kingfisher.
(c) Persse McGarrigle.
(d) Siegfried von Turpitz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Persse decipher the reference he finds on his prayer?

2. Who is staying with Morris Zapp?

3. What does Persse do while waiting for the travel agents to set up his rental house?

4. Who is mentioned in a newspaper cutting sent to Morris Zapp as a possible UNESCO chair?

5. Whom do Philip and Joy meet while out seeing the sights?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Persse so grateful that he opened an American Express card?

2. How does Persse miss the train to Geneva on which Angelica is traveling?

3. What are the differences between Waikiki Beach in Hawaii and the beach Persse knows in Connemara, Ireland?

4. How does Persse end up in a karaoke bar?

5. Describe the room where Persse stays in Lausanne.

6. What exciting news does Hilary have for Philip when he returns home?

7. How does Persse find Hermann Pabst?

8. How does Persse cause a scene at the Amsterdam conference?

9. What is Joy's explanation for sleeping with Philip when he was in Genoa?

10. Why did Philip never suspect that Joy's second child was his?

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