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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Andahl in Chapter 9, what were the words on the boulder?
(a) A warning.
(b) A manifesto.
(c) A clue.
(d) A signature.

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

3. James travels to all of the following locations except which?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Kuwait.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Hawa Mandir.

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what does Owen mistake James for?
(a) Kathryn.
(b) The angel of death.
(c) An assassin.
(d) His double.

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

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

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

9. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what does Volterra tell Andahl is James' profession?
(a) Historian.
(b) Writer.
(c) Archaeologist.
(d) Linguist.

10. In Chapter 8, what does David Keller suggest he and James do in Frankfurt?
(a) Take in a symphony.
(b) Watch American football.
(c) Get drunk.
(d) Visit an old monastery library.

11. Which of the following items is among the foods James and Eliades eat in Chapter 10?
(a) Genitals.
(b) Hair.
(c) Brains.
(d) Feet.

12. Who tells James Owen's address in Chapter 11?
(a) Volterra.
(b) Anand Dass.
(c) Kathryn.
(d) Rowser.

13. Which of the following Chapter 12 characters is grievously ill?
(a) Bern.
(b) Emmerich.
(c) Singh.
(d) Bhajan Lal.

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

15. 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) Leaving Northeast Group.
(d) Taking a position in Africa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In discussing the methodology of the cult in Chapter 9, what does Andahl insist the cultists are not?

3. What is the primary feature of the village of Hawa Mandir?

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

5. Who is shot in Chapter 13?

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