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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. In Chapter 11, what Indian town is Owen living in?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Calcutta.

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

3. In Chapter 9, what positive attribute does Del Nearing mention regarding Volterra?
(a) His artistry.
(b) His loyalty.
(c) His empathy.
(d) His generosity.

4. What almost happens to Volterra in the humorous personal story he tells in Chapter 9?
(a) He is almost trampled by goats.
(b) He almost falls off a rock precipice.
(c) He almost goes home with a transvestite.
(d) He almost falls asleep in a conference with an emir.

5. What celestial event is approaching as Owen travels to Rajsamand Lake in Chapter 12?
(a) Aurora Borealis.
(b) A solar eclipse.
(c) A harvest moon.
(d) An equinox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Ann Maitland give James when she has dinner with James in the beginning of Chapter 13?

2. Who is Hardeman?

3. Where is Tap Axton living at the end of the novel?

4. Who is the presumptive writer of Chapter 14?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What unsettling information does Ann Maitland tell James in Chapter 10?

2. How does James seduce Janet Ruffing at the end of Chapter 9?

3. What transpires during James' evening with Del Nearing in Chapter 10?

4. How did Del Nearing and Frank Volterra meet?

5. What traumatic experience happens to Orville Benton in Chapter 14?

6. How does Owen look in Chapter 12?

7. What point about the murders does Andahl make in Chapter 9?

8. According to Rowser in Chapter 11, what changes are happening in the Northeast Group.

9. Describe the political argument that James and Eliades have in Chapter 10.

10. What admission does James make to Lindsay Keller in Chapter 13?

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