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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 11, the Keller's, Hardeman and James decide what is the defining characteristic that determines how history books portray rebelling individuals?
(a) Race.
(b) Success.
(c) Tactics
(d) Nation.

3. 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) Leave him in a midnight movie house.
(c) Put him on an international flight.
(d) Take his money and passport.

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

5. What does Orville Benton do in the final moments of the novel?
(a) He dies.
(b) He sets fire to a bail of hay.
(c) He flees the church.
(d) He speaks in tongues.

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

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

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

9. What are James and Ann doing at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Making love.
(b) Saying goodbye to Charles.
(c) Visiting the Acropolis.
(d) Packing up his flat.

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

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

12. With what does Singh equate cities in Chapter 12?
(a) Vaccuity.
(b) Self-definition.
(c) Desecration.
(d) Rampant sin.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 10, David Keller cannot understand why he misses what?

2. Based on the revelations of the novel, who most likely tried to shoot James?

3. The second time James goes to the Mani in Chapter 8, who does he learn passed through the area recently?

4. In Chapter 13, Charles tells James that the Northeast Group has been giving intelligence to what group?

5. In Chapter 11, what Indian town is Owen living in?

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