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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, what does Owen admit is the only thing he wants to do with his life?
(a) Pretend to do work in the trenches.
(b) Teach in a comfortable university.
(c) Sleep all day long.
(d) Read ancient stones.

3. Where was James living when Rowser first offered him a job?
(a) Toronto.
(b) London.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New York.

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

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

6. After James drops Anand and Rajiv off in Chapter 4, what does Tap request they do?
(a) Go to the Acropolis for the sunset.
(b) Get some gelato.
(c) Go home immediately.
(d) Drive around a while.

7. Why did James decline to work with Northeast Group initially?
(a) He did not want to leave Kathryn.
(b) He felt he was over-qualified.
(c) He did not trust Rowser.
(d) He dislikes air travel.

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

9. Where does Volterra need to travel to meet a possible cult member in Chapter 6?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Beirut.
(d) Dubai.

10. What advice does Rowser give James in Chapter 3?
(a) Invest in Greek government bonds.
(b) Take a safe job in the States.
(c) Stay out of Lebanon.
(d) Get divorced as soon as possible.

11. In Chapter 7, where has Owen just returned from?
(a) A university in Istanbul.
(b) Mountains in southern Greece.
(c) An island in the Aegean.
(d) The Mobi Desert.

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

13. In Chapter 3, what trip does James discuss with Rowser?
(a) Baghdad.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Tehran.
(d) Islamabad.

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

15. What scares Owen about religion?
(a) The non-governmental hierarchy.
(b) Masses of people with the same emotion.
(c) The wars it engenders.
(d) The iconography.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a spook-like practice that Rowser takes in his daily life?

2. What event precipitated the separation of the Axtons?

3. Who is Mrs. Helen?

4. Which of the following is not a named object that Tap and James debate the meaning of in Chapter 1?

5. Which of the following is not a tactic Kathryn used to learn Greek?

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