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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters is definitely a member of the cult?
(a) Emmerich.
(b) Andahl.
(c) Eliades.
(d) Vosdanik.

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

3. In Chapter 10, where does James say he is traveling instead of Kuwait?
(a) Russia.
(b) Brazil.
(c) India.
(d) China.

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

5. In discussing the methodology of the cult in Chapter 9, what does Andahl insist the cultists are not?
(a) Seasoned killers.
(b) Amateurs.
(c) Aesthetes.
(d) Religious zealots.

6. Who is the cult's victim in Hawa Mandir?
(a) A crippled boy.
(b) An old man.
(c) A German tourist.
(d) A homeless woman.

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

8. In Chapter 13, Charles tells James that the Northeast Group has been giving intelligence to what group?
(a) Mossad.
(b) MI5.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The KGB.

9. Where is Eliades living in Chapter 11?
(a) Bombay.
(b) Athens.
(c) London.
(d) Moscow.

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

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

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

13. To what does Volterra attribute the cult killings at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Psychosexual fantasy.
(b) Cultural revenge.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Religious fervor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is James at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. Who does James spend much of Chapter 13 trying to find?

3. What almost happens to Volterra in the humorous personal story he tells in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 13, what does James admit to Lindsay Keller that he has never done?

5. James travels to all of the following locations except which?

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