View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what topic does Sigh repeatedly expound in the Chapter 12?
(a) The Hindu firmament.
(b) Life and death.
(c) The desert.
(d) American foreign policy.

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

3. What does James think of in Chapter 11 as he deals with the passed out Hardeman?
(a) Springs in New York.
(b) Summer camp in rural Pennsylvania.
(c) Canadian winters.
(d) Autumn on Kouros.

4. What reason does James offer in Chapter 10 for Greece's continued buffeting by stronger powers historically?
(a) Its isolationism.
(b) Its weak military.
(c) Its olive crops.
(d) Its central location.

5. What do the Keller's and James attempt to do to Hardeman after he passes out in Chapter 11?
(a) Leave him in a midnight movie house.
(b) Put him on an international flight.
(c) Leave him in the bar toilet.
(d) Take his money and passport.

6. In discussing the methodology of the cult in Chapter 9, what does Andahl insist the cultists are not?
(a) Aesthetes.
(b) Religious zealots.
(c) Seasoned killers.
(d) Amateurs.

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

8. What city is James in at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Mani.
(b) Athens.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Karachi.

9. What is the first thing Singh asks Owen in Chapter 12?
(a) What his name is.
(b) How many languages he speaks.
(c) Why he is in Hawa Mandir.
(d) Where he is from.

10. What celestial event is approaching as Owen travels to Rajsamand Lake in Chapter 12?
(a) A solar eclipse.
(b) Aurora Borealis.
(c) A harvest moon.
(d) An equinox.

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

12. With what other character does Hardeman work?
(a) Owen.
(b) Kathryn.
(c) Eliades.
(d) Rowser.

13. Why is James unable to get information from the patrons of the tavern in Chapter 8?
(a) His Greek is not good enough.
(b) Tap keeps interrupting him.
(c) The door to the tavern is closed.
(d) The patrons refuse to talk to him.

14. In Chapter 13, what does James admit to Lindsay Keller that he has never done?
(a) Been to Paris.
(b) Liked himself.
(c) Given himself to someone.
(d) Punched another person.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what does Owen mistake James for?
(a) His double.
(b) The angel of death.
(c) Kathryn.
(d) An assassin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Eliades been asking Ann Maitland about James in Chapter 10?

2. The second time James goes to the Mani in Chapter 8, who does he learn passed through the area recently?

3. Where is Eliades living in Chapter 11?

4. Who is the character of Orville Benton based on?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what does Volterra tell Andahl is James' profession?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 466 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample