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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At dinner in Chapter 3, the expatriates decide that traveling is like collecting what?
(a) New homes.
(b) Old sand.
(c) Dead memories.
(d) Faded postcards.

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

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

4. Who else is on the bus that Volterra, James, and Del take in Chapter 6?
(a) Baptist missionaries.
(b) Japanese students.
(c) Muslim pilgrims.
(d) Israeli military.

5. According to James in Chapter 1, what does Kathryn think life should be?
(a) An education.
(b) A dream.
(c) A struggle.
(d) A vacation.

6. What does James steal from the fridge at his wife's apartment in Chapter 1?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) Celery.
(c) Yogurt.
(d) A beer.

7. What attribute of the cult do Owen and James realize in Chapter 7?
(a) It is comprised of different cells.
(b) It only kills during the solstice.
(c) It only travels by night.
(d) It is comprised only of men.

8. What does Anand confide to James about Owen in Chapter 4?
(a) He has had more contact with the cave people than he lets on.
(b) He has forged his academic credentials.
(c) He is sleeping with Kathryn.
(d) He is continuing to run the dig to defraud the university of money.

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

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

11. During their argument in Chapter 5, what does Kathryn call James?
(a) An alcoholic.
(b) A womanizer.
(c) A fascist.
(d) A fool.

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

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

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

15. What does James admit to Kathryn as they walk together in Chapter 2?
(a) He thinks the dig is a waste.
(b) He fantasizes about her.
(c) He is jealous of Owen.
(d) He is seeing someone new.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to James at the beginning of Chapter 2, what does Owen see that others do not?

2. What European city does James Axton have an apartment in?

3. What danger do Tap and James encounter when they go hiking in Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 6, Vosdanik explains that to the cult of lonely men, words are the vessels of what?

5. What country is David Keller going to be air-dropped into in Chapter 5?

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