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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the congregation react to Orville's inability to speak in tongues in Chapter 14?
(a) They beat him.
(b) They mock him.
(c) They weep.
(d) The bless him.

2. What is distinct about the writing style of Chapter 14?
(a) It has passages in Arabic.
(b) It is written in verse.
(c) It is written in anagrams.
(d) It has frequent misspellings.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 13, how does James decide his son's life in British Columbia must be?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Dull.
(c) Educational.
(d) Rainy.

4. What unfortunate incident happens on James's second day of driving with Tap in Chapter 8?
(a) He makes a disparaging comment about Kathryn.
(b) He falls asleep at the wheel.
(c) He runs over a dog.
(d) He gets a flat tire.

5. 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.

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

7. 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.

8. What does the A in Tap stand for?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Anthony.
(c) Astrid.
(d) Ajax.

9. What does Del tell James about Volterra's intention regarding his film in Chapter 10?
(a) He is risking getting murdered himself.
(b) He is abandoning the project.
(c) He wants to film a murder.
(d) He is living with the cult presently.

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

11. What does Charles specifically - and mistakenly - congratulate James for in Chapter 13?
(a) Making a fortune in kickbacks.
(b) Winning custody of Tap.
(c) Quitting the Northeast Group.
(d) Courting Ann.

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What are James and Ann doing at the end of Chapter 13?

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

5. In Chapter 13, what does Lindsay Keller say technology is doing to the world?

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