3. The woman is at the airport to catch a connecting flight. Her original departure location was _____.
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Abu Dhabi.
(d) Stockholm.

4. Who is approached about the whereabouts of Backman?
(a) Luigi.
(b) Critz.
(c) Taylor.
(d) Morgan.

5. What is Mrs. Backman's first name?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Laura.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Liesel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the professor Backman meets in his new location?

2. Where is the bank located?

3. How many electoral votes are at stake?

4. Herzog lived on a diet of which two junk food items?

5. Where does Backman's mother live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Critz situation handled?

2. Why is there tension between Backman and Ermanno? What is Backman's demand?

3. Who is Duke Mongo? Why is his pardon such a huge controversy?

4. What does Backman do on his second day in Bologna? Who does he meet?

5. The FBI learns about a bank account in Grand Cayman that is most likely connected to Joel Backman. Discuss the discovery and the FBI's request of Teddy Maynard.

6. How does Luigi propose Backman deal with the language barrier? What will Backman tell the locals about his lack of knowledge about the language?

7. Discuss Mrs. Critz's doubts about her husband's death. Does she know how and why her husband died? Does she tell anyone about her suspicions?

8. What happens when Teddy Maynard learns about Critz's activities?

9. At this point in the story what is the general structure of Backman's average day? What things does he do daily?

10. Explain Backman's opinion of the first day in Bologna. What does he do?

(see the answer keys)

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