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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many people did Owen Brademas's dig start with?
(a) 12.
(b) 25.
(c) 40.
(d) 9.
2. In Istanbul, James marvels that his friends reduce every culture to what?
(a) A food staple.
(b) A hotel room.
(c) An anecdote.
(d) A cultural stereotype.
3. What is the subject of Volterra's breakout documentary?
(a) His affair with an again Manhattanite.
(b) A wildfire in the Ardens.
(c) The savings-and-load scandal
(d) The last days of his dying father.
4. What does Anand confide to James about Owen in Chapter 4?
(a) He is continuing to run the dig to defraud the university of money.
(b) He has forged his academic credentials.
(c) He is sleeping with Kathryn.
(d) He has had more contact with the cave people than he lets on.
5. Where does Volterra need to travel to meet a possible cult member in Chapter 6?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Dubai.
6. At the end of Chapter 1, how does James think Kathryn's attitude toward him is changing?
(a) She is becoming more affectionate.
(b) She is becoming more judgmental.
(c) She is becoming more pitying.
(d) She is becoming more remote.
7. In Chapter 1, what monument do James Axton and his friends discuss?
(a) The Acropolis.
(b) The Park Guelle.
(c) The Duomo.
(d) The Eiffel Tower.
8. Why did James decline to work with Northeast Group initially?
(a) He dislikes air travel.
(b) He felt he was over-qualified.
(c) He did not want to leave Kathryn.
(d) He did not trust Rowser.
9. About whom does James dream about in Chapter 6?
(a) Kathryn.
(b) Vosdanik.
(c) Del.
(d) Jesus.
10. What unusual thing do the Keller's do late at night in Chapter 3?
(a) Swim in their clothes.
(b) Make love on the beach.
(c) Leave for Portugal on a whim.
(d) Drive their car off the road.
11. Which of the following characters admits to having never been to a famous monument in Chapter 1?
(a) Ann Maitland.
(b) Charles Maitland.
(c) James Axton.
(d) Kathryn Axton.
12. Which of the following is not a named object that Tap and James debate the meaning of in Chapter 1?
(a) A Chesterfield.
(b) A Mackintosh.
(c) An Ingersoll.
(d) A Wellington.
13. What religious festival do Owen, Kathryn and James discuss in Chapter 2?
(a) The Tomatina.
(b) Whit Monday.
(c) The Virgin's Feast.
(d) The Yule Log Festival.
14. In Chapter 4, where is Kathryn thinking of moving to with Tap?
(a) New Delhi.
(b) Athens.
(c) London.
(d) Toronto.
15. In Chapter 1, what does James say is the only thing he can remember in Greek?
(a) Foods.
(b) Directions.
(c) Numbers.
(d) Bathroom.
Short Answer Questions
1. What business does Volterra want to run when his film career ends?
2. Who is Mrs. Helen?
3. What invitation does James extend to Volterra at the end of Chapter 6?
4. Why is James concerned about Tap in Chapter 1?
5. In Chapter 5, where is Anand planning to go soon?
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