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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What almost happens to Volterra in the humorous personal story he tells in Chapter 9?
(a) He is almost trampled by goats.
(b) He almost goes home with a transvestite.
(c) He almost falls off a rock precipice.
(d) He almost falls asleep in a conference with an emir.

2. What holiday is approaching at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Armistice Day.
(b) Bastille Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

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

4. In Chapter 13, what does Lindsay Keller say technology is doing to the world?
(a) Making it louder.
(b) Making is dumber.
(c) Making it more exciting.
(d) Making it bigger.

5. What does Owen admit he failed to learn about the cult in Chapter 12?
(a) Their name.
(b) Their methodology.
(c) Their origins.
(d) Their leader.

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

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

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

9. Who leads James to Owen's place in Lahore at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Anand Das.
(b) Owen's assistant.
(c) Two young boys.
(d) His driver.

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

11. Which of the following characters is definitely a member of the cult?
(a) Vosdanik.
(b) Eliades.
(c) Emmerich.
(d) Andahl.

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

13. Who does James spend much of Chapter 13 trying to find?
(a) Eliades.
(b) Rowser.
(c) Ann.
(d) David Keller.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Ann Maitland give James when she has dinner with James in the beginning of Chapter 13?

2. What is distinct about the writing style of Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 11, the Keller's, Hardeman and James decide what is the defining characteristic that determines how history books portray rebelling individuals?

4. Who tells James Owen's address in Chapter 11?

5. Which of the following characters does not actively search for the cult in the novel?

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