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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 7, James wonders whether adultery serves what purpose?
(a) Making oneself seem more important.
(b) Making travel memorable.
(c) Making aging stop.
(d) Making marriage bearable.

2. In Istanbul, James marvels that his friends reduce every culture to what?
(a) An anecdote.
(b) A cultural stereotype.
(c) A food staple.
(d) A hotel room.

3. In Chapter 7, where does Owen intend to go when he leaves Greece?
(a) Capetown.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Istanbul.

4. In Chapter 5, what does Volterra talk to Owen about?
(a) His relationship with Kathryn.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) His dig.
(d) The language cult.

5. With whom does Eliades talk throughout most of dinner in Chapter 3?
(a) Ann Maitland.
(b) The Bordens.
(c) James.
(d) Lindsay Keller.

6. At the end of Chapter 1, how does James think Kathryn's attitude toward him is changing?
(a) She is becoming more remote.
(b) She is becoming more pitying.
(c) She is becoming more judgmental.
(d) She is becoming more affectionate.

7. What unusual thing do the Keller's do late at night in Chapter 3?
(a) Drive their car off the road.
(b) Swim in their clothes.
(c) Make love on the beach.
(d) Leave for Portugal on a whim.

8. In Chapter 6, Vosdanik explains that to the cult of lonely men, words are the vessels of what?
(a) Divinity.
(b) Hell.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Immortality.

9. In Chapter 7, what does James accuse Owen of doing?
(a) Hating him.
(b) Sleeping with Kathryn.
(c) Purposely sabotaging the dig.
(d) Misleading Volterra.

10. In Chapter 5, where is Anand planning to go soon?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) The United States.

11. In Chapter 2, James says that Kathryn once attacked him with what household item?
(a) A desk lamp.
(b) A potato peeler.
(c) A meat tenderizer.
(d) A letter opener.

12. What religious festival do Owen, Kathryn and James discuss in Chapter 2?
(a) The Virgin's Feast.
(b) The Yule Log Festival.
(c) Whit Monday.
(d) The Tomatina.

13. What item does James buy as soon as he arrives in Amman in Chapter 6?
(a) A bottle of sunscreen.
(b) A map.
(c) A copy of the Koran.
(d) A phrasebook.

14. Where does Kathryn accept a job at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Wales.
(b) British Columbia.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Cancun.

15. In Chapter 4, James marvels that he can barely read the Greek writing on what?
(a) His passport stamp.
(b) A box of oatmeal.
(c) A gyro stand menu.
(d) A rail map.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Rowser give James in Chapter 3?

2. Who joins James and Ann at lunch at the beginning of Chapter 7?

3. Why is James concerned about Tap in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 3, what trip does James discuss with Rowser?

5. In Chapter 4, where is Kathryn thinking of moving to with Tap?

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