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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the dig's trenches overlap?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) An olive grove.
(c) A pear orchard.
(d) A playground.

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

6. Why is Kathryn Maitland living on the island of Kouros?
(a) She is there writing her novel.
(b) She is workikng an archeological dig there.
(c) Tap is attending a renowned prep school there.
(d) He parents live there.

7. What admission does Ann make to James in Chapter 4?
(a) She has been embezzling money.
(b) Charles has been fired.
(c) She is having an affair.
(d) She speaks no Greek.

8. How does Kathryn describe her and James' post-separation relationship in Chapter 2?
(a) Strained.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Inseparable.

9. What country is David Keller going to be air-dropped into in Chapter 5?
(a) Iran.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Congo.
(d) Beirut.

10. What specific problem is Volterra having with his excursions in Chapter 6?
(a) He lost his return ticket to the States.
(b) He has no means of transportation.
(c) Local authories don't like him investigating.
(d) His passport is nearly expired.

11. How many people did Owen Brademas's dig start with?
(a) 25.
(b) 12.
(c) 40.
(d) 9.

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

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

14. In Chapter 5, what does James say that Lindsay Keller avoids doing?
(a) Making plans.
(b) Making assuptions about others.
(c) Exercising.
(d) Flirting.

15. Which of the following is a spook-like practice that Rowser takes in his daily life?
(a) He travels under assumed names.
(b) He wears gloves all the time.
(c) He never sleeps in the same hotel room twice.
(d) He never sits with his back to a door.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, where does Owen intend to go when he leaves Greece?

2. At dinner in Chapter 3, the expatriates decide that traveling is like collecting what?

3. What is Anand's profession?

4. What city is James in at the beginning of Chapter 3?

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

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