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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 5, James says that people love to give Kathryn what?
(a) Greeting cards.
(b) Shirts.
(c) Their phone numbers.
(d) Personal secrets.

2. What attribute of the cult do Owen and James realize in Chapter 7?
(a) It only kills during the solstice.
(b) It is comprised only of men.
(c) It only travels by night.
(d) It is comprised of different cells.

3. Who is Mrs. Helen?
(a) Rowser's wife.
(b) James's secretary.
(c) Charles's employer.
(d) Ann's housekeeper.

4. What city is James in at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Rome.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Zagreb.
(d) Athens.

5. What does James wish he could do at the end of the night in Chapter 2?
(a) Follow Kathryn to the bedroom.
(b) Sleep an entire day.
(c) Catch a boat to the mainland.
(d) Get another drink with Owen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Kathryn begin her work with Owen?

2. Which of the following is a spook-like practice that Rowser takes in his daily life?

3. What country is David Keller going to be air-dropped into in Chapter 5?

4. What invitation does James extend to Volterra at the end of Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 6, Vosdanik explains that to the cult of lonely men, words are the vessels of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Owen uncomfortable talking about the Feast of the Virgin in Chapter 2?

2. What is James and Kathryn's relationship with Volterra?

3. Describe Owen Brademas.

4. How has Kathryn Axton changes since separating from James?

5. According to Owen in Chapter 5, Why does the world hate America?

6. What indication exists in Chapter 1 that relations are strained between James and Kathryn?

7. In Chapter 4, what plan does Kathryn have for after her dig ends?

8. Describe Tap Axton.

9. Why is James ridiculed by his friends in the beginning of Chapter 1?

10. Describe the murder in Kouros.

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