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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is shot in Chapter 13?
(a) Ann Maitland.
(b) Rowser.
(c) David Keller.
(d) Eliades.

3. Where is Tap Axton living at the end of the novel?
(a) Athens.
(b) London.
(c) British Columbia.
(d) Lahore.

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

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

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

7. 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 see how his Greek is doing.
(c) To discuss politics.
(d) To inquire after the Maitlands.

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

9. Why is James Axton in Bombay at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) To open a new office.
(b) To meet with Owen.
(c) To investigate local conditions.
(d) To visit Kathryn.

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

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

12. 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.

13. At the beginning of Chapter 8, James goes into a tavern to ask about what?
(a) Local eateries.
(b) Local archeological digs.
(c) Local hotels.
(d) Local rock formations.

14. What are Rowser's plans as he talks to James at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Marrying his live-in girlfriend.
(b) Moving to China.
(c) Taking a position in Africa.
(d) Leaving Northeast Group.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andahl refused to divulge about the cult in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 8, what does David Keller suggest he and James do in Frankfurt?

3. To what does Volterra attribute the cult killings at the end of Chapter 8?

4. What celestial event is approaching as Owen travels to Rajsamand Lake in Chapter 12?

5. What does Orville Benton do in the final moments of the novel?

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