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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Eliades say he wants to have dinner with James in Chapter 10?
(a) To discuss politics.
(b) To look into a job at the Northeast Group.
(c) To inquire after the Maitlands.
(d) To see how his Greek is doing.

2. Which of the following items is among the foods James and Eliades eat in Chapter 10?
(a) Genitals.
(b) Hair.
(c) Brains.
(d) Feet.

3. What does Rowser fixate on as he talks with James in Chapter 11?
(a) The clear blue sky.
(b) His shoes.
(c) Architecture.
(d) Lunch.

4. What has Eliades been asking Ann Maitland about James in Chapter 10?
(a) His politics.
(b) His family.
(c) His work.
(d) His sexuality.

5. What activity does James join David Keller in at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Jogging.
(b) Poker.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Soccer.

6. What false promise does Andahl make before parting ways with Volterra in Chapter 9?
(a) To set up a meeting with the cult's leader.
(b) To reveal the location of the next killing.
(c) To introduce him to his cell.
(d) To let him film a ritual murder.

7. Based on the revelations of the novel, who most likely tried to shoot James?
(a) A cult member.
(b) A Greek nationalist.
(c) A homeless person.
(d) A CIA operative.

8. In Chapter 8, what is Volterra unsure of regarding his possible documentary?
(a) Whether he wants to carry a gun while filming.
(b) Whether he wants to report the cult to local authorities.
(c) Whether he wants to show the cult killing.
(d) Whether he wants to reveal the faces of the cultists.

9. What does Andahl refused to divulge about the cult in Chapter 9?
(a) Its origins.
(b) Its faith.
(c) Its methods.
(d) Its location.

10. In Chapter 12, what does Owen look at Rajsamand Lake?
(a) A temple.
(b) A series of caves.
(c) Sanskit tablets.
(d) An archeological dig.

11. In Chapter 10, where does James say he is traveling instead of Kuwait?
(a) India.
(b) China.
(c) Russia.
(d) Brazil.

12. What descriptor does Andahl use to describe the nature of the cult in Chapter 9?
(a) Frenetic.
(b) Amorphous.
(c) Nonexistent.
(d) Subterranean.

13. Where is Eliades living in Chapter 11?
(a) London.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Athens.

14. What is James doing when he hears gunshots in Chapter 13?
(a) Talking to Tap on the phone.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Jogging.
(d) Having lunch.

15. In Chapter 11, what Indian town is Owen living in?
(a) Lahore.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Calcutta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What almost happens to Volterra in the humorous personal story he tells in Chapter 9?

2. Where in Greece does James meet with Ann and Lindsay Keller in Chapter 11?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 10, David Keller cannot understand why he misses what?

4. Whom does James tell he is resigning in Chapter 13?

5. What are Rowser's plans as he talks to James at the end of Chapter 11?

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