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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Whom does James tell he is resigning in Chapter 13?
(a) Mrs. Helen.
(b) Rowser.
(c) Charles.
(d) Kathryn.

6. What news does Ann Maitland give James when she has dinner with James in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Her son is getting married.
(b) Hardeman has died.
(c) Charles has a new job.
(d) She is leaving Greece.

7. What city is James in at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Karachi.
(b) Mani.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Athens.

8. Who is the character of Orville Benton based on?
(a) Don DeLillo.
(b) Owen.
(c) Singh.
(d) James.

9. On what topic does James engage his landlord in Chapter 10?
(a) Sex.
(b) The World Cup.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Greek riots.

10. What has Eliades been asking Ann Maitland about James in Chapter 10?
(a) His work.
(b) His family.
(c) His politics.
(d) His sexuality.

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

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

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

14. Where is James at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Cyprus.
(b) Montenegro.
(c) Rhodes.
(d) Sicily.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what reason does James think Eliades have for seducing Ann?

2. What does Owen admit he failed to learn about the cult in Chapter 12?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what does Owen mistake James for?

4. In Chapter 9, what medium does Volterra say would be best for telling the cult's story?

5. What puts fear into James as he drives through the Mani in Chapter 8?

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