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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 Philip traveling out of Ankara?
(a) By car.
(b) By bus.
(c) By plane.
(d) By night train.

2. Who does Fulvia Morgana meet unexpectedly in the Milan airport?
(a) Ernesto Morgana.
(b) Sy Gootblatt.
(c) Morris Zapp.
(d) Angelica Pabst.

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

4. On the last night Phillip is in Ankara he attends a reception in whose honor?
(a) A Hollywood actress.
(b) Philip himself.
(c) A Nobel prizewinner.
(d) A musical quartet.

5. Who leaks a possible UNESCO chair candidate's name to the "Sunday Times"?
(a) Michel Tardieu.
(b) Rudyard Parkinson.
(c) Jacques Textel.
(d) Robin Dempsey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the average attendance at the annual MLA conference?

2. Where does Angelica have an inverted comma-shaped birthmark?

3. What is Miranda doing when Joy tells Philip he is her father?

4. What is the initial ransom demanded for Morris Zapp?

5. Where is Philip Swallow headed to from Ankara?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Philip feeling about his trip to Turkey on his last night?

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

3. What is the purpose of the MLA?

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

5. How does Morris Zapp feel about the letter he receives from Philip Swallow while at Lake Como?

6. What does Lodge declare is the real attraction for people who go to conferences?

7. What prompts Morris Zapp's release from his kidnappers?

8. What is Morris Zapp's routine at Lake Como?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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