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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Conrad correct Link on and say is his real job in the film industry?
(a) Director of Photography.
(b) Executive Producer.
(c) Diector of Effects.
(d) First Foley.

2. How much does a gold brick weigh, according to Quentin van Huren?
(a) Fifty pounds.
(b) Three kilos.
(c) A ton.
(d) Seventy-two pounds.

3. What is the name of the film that Link stars in that his agent says is opening in Johannesburg?
(a) Man in Car.
(b) Dog Days in Paradise.
(c) Cliff Diver.
(d) Rocks.

4. What does Danilo say that South Africans call the football fields and skating rinks they pass on their trip to the stable?
(a) Buckinham.
(b) Wembley.
(c) Scarborough.
(d) Leeds.

5. Who has Link decided needs to pay all of the expenses for his trip to South Africa?
(a) His agent.
(b) The media.
(c) Worldic.
(d) Link himself.

6. A couple of days after his return, Link rides out to _____ to see the horses.
(a) The Arbor.
(b) The Greens.
(c) The Falls.
(d) The Downs.

7. When does Nerissa think she will be dead by?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer solstice.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

8. Where is the hotel located where the crew on the film at the beginning of the book staying?
(a) Mallorca.
(b) Madroledo.
(c) Almeria.
(d) Arcos.

9. Where does Link say the phrase "girding up the loins" comes from?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Golden Bough.
(c) A Greek tragedy.
(d) Hamlet.

10. How does Link initially characterize Katya when she approaches accompanied by Roderick Hodge?
(a) As an incorrigible child.
(b) As a decorative female.
(c) As a siren.
(d) As a nerd.

11. Where does Danilo go to college?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Pepperdine.
(c) UC Berkley.
(d) UC Davis.

12. Who operates the Mitchell camera?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Striker.
(c) Sammy.
(d) Lucky.

13. What bill has Link forgotten to pay before he leaves for South Africa?
(a) The telephone bill.
(b) The water bill.
(c) The mortgage.
(d) The electic bill.

14. Sally asks Link if he would have found it easier with a _____ [bridle] when they talk about his riding the horse in Spy Across Country.
(a) Hackamore.
(b) Snaffle.
(c) Pelham.
(d) Western.

15. Charlie says that life is a lot of _____.
(a) Spilled beer drops.
(b) Clos calls.
(c) Cherry pits.
(d) Little green apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Terry keep the fresh magazines for the Arriflex?

2. What does the press think Link is missing out on by living in England?

3. What language does the guide assigned to Link when he goes riding speak?

4. What is the brand name of binoculars that Link uses to watch the horses?

5. What does Danilo fetch when he is flanked by two van Hurens?

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