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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. Where does Daphne find wifi signal when she gets to Altavista?
(a) Outside the town library.
(b) In the attic.
(c) The corner of her porch.
(d) In her car.

2. What doubt does Daphne entertain about her motives in marrying Engin?
(a) She wonders if she saw the political situation that was coming, and wanted an escape plan.
(b) She wonders if she just wanted to escape from the U.S.
(c) She wonders if she really loves him.
(d) She wonders if she just wanted to be cosmopolitan.

3. What does Daphne say her yearly salary is, at the Al-Ihsan Foundation?
(a) $108,000.
(b) $28,400
(c) $69,500.
(d) $42,500.

4. What does “merhaba” mean in Turkish?
(a) Thank you.
(b) Do I know you?
(c) Hello.
(d) What is your name?

5. What does Daphne give Honey for breakfast on day two?
(a) Fresh strawberries and cream.
(b) Chocolate chips and whipped cream.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) String cheese and apricots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that snaps the sexual spell for Daphne?

2. How does Daphne communicate with Engin from her house?

3. Where is Daphne’s husband Engin living?

4. Where has Engin just gotten home from, when Daphne talks to him on day three?

5. What phrase does Daphne say to Engin in Turkish, that the crone repeats to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are Daphne’s thoughts taking her at the beginning of the novel?

2. What is Honey’s real name, and why does Daphne call her Honey?

3. What is Cindy Cooper’s feeling about Islam?

4. What is Daphne’s relationship with her daughter Honey like?

5. What positions do the editorials take on the State of Jefferson, in the paper Daphne reads?

6. What is the economic and cultural state of Altavista?

7. Where is Daphne when The Golden State starts, and what is her role there?

8. What does Daphne do when her thoughts turn to death?

9. How does Daphne put the discussion of Islam and ISIS to rest?

10. What does the goat bell in Daphne’s house remind her?

(see the answer keys)

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