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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do apotropaics do?
(a) Tell the astrological season.
(b) Ward off fear.
(c) Bring wealth.
(d) Bring good luck.

2. What kind of rules does Cindy Cooper say the State of Jefferson will have?
(a) Natural rules.
(b) American rules.
(c) Constitutional rules.
(d) No rules.

3. What did Daphne tell her husband to be prepared for in the casinos of Altavista?
(a) Downtrodden white people.
(b) Carnival music.
(c) Fried everything.
(d) Layers of stale cigarette smoke.

4. What does Daphne say the West would not have without Islam?
(a) Literature.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Medicine.

5. What does Honey’s name mean in Turkish?
(a) Summer wind.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Flower.
(d) Honey.

6. How does Daphne characterize marriage?
(a) An act of faith.
(b) A risk.
(c) A lovely delusion.
(d) An act of desperation.

7. How does Daphne characterize the atmosphere in the casino she once took Engin to?
(a) Carnivalesque.
(b) Downtrodden.
(c) Folksy.
(d) Murderous.

8. On day three, what does Engin’s mother tell Daphne to do?
(a) Quit her job.
(b) Meet Engin in Paris.
(c) Sell her car.
(d) Come to Turkey.

9. What does Alice describe to Daphne from her travels in Turkey?
(a) Her affection for the music.
(b) Her culture shock.
(c) Her love of the food.
(d) Her difficulty with the language.

10. Who wrote the epigram for The Golden State, “Home is so sad” (1)?
(a) Homer.
(b) Diogenes.
(c) Philip Larkin.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

11. Where is Daphne’s father when she greets him?
(a) His body is buried in the cemetery.
(b) His ashes had been scattered in a lake.
(c) His body is in a mausoleum.
(d) His ashes are in a urn.

12. What does Daphne’s Uncle Rodney have to say in his letter to the editor?
(a) That Altavista should be the capital of the State of Jefferson.
(b) That the northern counties get more than services they pay in taxes.
(c) That the State of Jefferson will not have the technology it needs to maintain its dams.
(d) That the State of Jefferson was ordained by God.

13. What does Daphne underestimate about Altavista?
(a) Her affection for the country.
(b) The walking distances.
(c) The cost of food.
(d) The amount of alcohol locals consume.

14. What government agency are Cindy and Ed talking about when Daphne and Honey arrive?
(a) Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(b) Department of Defense.
(c) Department of the Interior.
(d) Bureau of Land Management.

15. What kind of cuisine does Daphne find at The Golden Spike?
(a) Mexican.
(b) Cajun.
(c) Basque.
(d) Irish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daphne say diplomacy requires?

2. What time is it when Daphne walks out of work?

3. Where does Daphne say she and her mother had a service for her father?

4. What does the message say, that Daphne gets once her phone has service?

5. What advice does Daphne say her mother gave her?

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