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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Del Nearing en route to when she stays with James in Chapter 10?
(a) Cannes.
(b) Toronto.
(c) California.
(d) New York.

2. What is the primary feature of the village of Hawa Mandir?
(a) Palm trees.
(b) Strip malls.
(c) Stone huts.
(d) Tents.

3. Where in Greece does James meet with Ann and Lindsay Keller in Chapter 11?
(a) The Acropolis.
(b) The British Consul.
(c) An Italian restaurant.
(d) Ann's new apartment.

4. In Chapter 11, the Keller's, Hardeman and James decide what is the defining characteristic that determines how history books portray rebelling individuals?
(a) Nation.
(b) Tactics
(c) Success.
(d) Race.

5. Who is the presumptive writer of Chapter 14?
(a) Tap Axton.
(b) Singh.
(c) Eliades.
(d) Owen Brademas.

6. Where is James at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Montenegro.
(b) Cyprus.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Rhodes.

7. What puts fear into James as he drives through the Mani in Chapter 8?
(a) A shadowy figure on the side of the road.
(b) A large hail-storm.
(c) A configuration of logs.
(d) A boulder with words on it.

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

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

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

11. What is Janet Ruffing doing when James decides to sleep with her in Chapter 9?
(a) Taking a nap on the beach.
(b) Belly-dancing.
(c) Preparing a salad.
(d) Telling a dirty joke.

12. The second time James goes to the Mani in Chapter 8, who does he learn passed through the area recently?
(a) Three women.
(b) Five men and women.
(c) A group of thirty.
(d) Two women and a man.

13. Which of the following is not a character that James Axton meets in person?
(a) Vosdanik.
(b) Del Nearing.
(c) Singh.
(d) Anand Das.

14. What does James do in Chapter 8 to forget about the cult one sleepless night?
(a) He talks to Kathryn on the phone.
(b) He solicits a prostitute.
(c) He works through the night.
(d) He goes to a film.

15. To what does Volterra attribute the cult killings at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Psychosexual fantasy.
(c) Religious fervor.
(d) Cultural revenge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does James spend much of Chapter 13 trying to find?

3. What does Owen admit he failed to learn about the cult in Chapter 12?

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

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

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