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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of Volterra's breakout documentary?
(a) A wildfire in the Ardens.
(b) His affair with an again Manhattanite.
(c) The last days of his dying father.
(d) The savings-and-load scandal

2. What does James wish he could do at the end of the night in Chapter 2?
(a) Catch a boat to the mainland.
(b) Get another drink with Owen.
(c) Sleep an entire day.
(d) Follow Kathryn to the bedroom.

3. What type of church did Owen attend as a child?
(a) Anglican.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Pentecostal.
(d) Unitarian.

4. Who is the inspiration for Tap's novel?
(a) James Axton.
(b) Owen Brademas.
(c) Oedipus Rex.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

5. At the end of Chapter 2, why does Owen reason that he won't be able to find his cave-dwellers again?
(a) They have moved on.
(b) He is scared to look for them.
(c) They can navigate caves with ease.
(d) They don't want to be found.

6. Who is Mrs. Helen?
(a) James's secretary.
(b) Charles's employer.
(c) Ann's housekeeper.
(d) Rowser's wife.

7. In what part of his apartment is James at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) His balcony.
(c) His kitchen.
(d) His den.

8. 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 had more contact with the cave people than he lets on.
(c) He is sleeping with Kathryn.
(d) He has forged his academic credentials.

9. What does James list out in Chapter 1 to annoy Kathryn?
(a) Her grievances.
(b) Her faults.
(c) Her aspirations.
(d) Her affairs.

10. In Chapter 4, where does Owen think the cave people have gone?
(a) The Greek mainland.
(b) Cyprus.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Yugoslavia.

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

12. What danger do Tap and James encounter when they go hiking in Chapter 5?
(a) Bees.
(b) A crazy itinerant.
(c) Sunstroke.
(d) A thunderstorm.

13. About whom does James dream about in Chapter 6?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Del.
(c) Kathryn.
(d) Vosdanik.

14. In Chapter 1, what monument do James Axton and his friends discuss?
(a) The Acropolis.
(b) The Park Guelle.
(c) The Eiffel Tower.
(d) The Duomo.

15. In Chapter 7, Owen claims to be good at finding what when studying faith?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Logic.
(c) Fault.
(d) Etymology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is Volterra likely in, in Chapter 5?

2. What specific problem is Volterra having with his excursions in Chapter 6?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 5, James says that people love to give Kathryn what?

4. In Chapter 5, where is Anand planning to go soon?

5. What admission does Ann make to James in Chapter 4?

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