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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hardeman?
(a) A worker on Owen's dig.
(b) An embassy worker.
(c) Another Northeast Group analyst.
(d) Ann Maitland's lover.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 10, David Keller cannot understand why he misses what?
(a) His first wife.
(b) The dangerous countries he visits.
(c) Casual business acquaintances.
(d) His college days.

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

4. In Chapter 9, what medium does Volterra say would be best for telling the cult's story?
(a) A documentary.
(b) A lecture.
(c) A play.
(d) A book.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does James join David Keller in at the end of Chapter 10?

2. What is the first thing Singh asks Owen in Chapter 12?

3. What is James doing when he hears gunshots in Chapter 13?

4. Which of the following is not a character that James Axton meets in person?

5. What does Rowser fixate on as he talks with James in Chapter 11?

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