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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 13, what reason does James think Eliades have for seducing Ann?
(a) To kill Charles.
(b) To learn American customs.
(c) To gain US citizenship.
(d) To get closer to James.

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

3. Why is James Axton in Bombay at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) To meet with Owen.
(b) To investigate local conditions.
(c) To visit Kathryn.
(d) To open a new office.

4. What monument figures prominently in both the beginning and the end of the novel?
(a) The Acropolis.
(b) The Colloseum.
(c) Cleopatra's Needle.
(d) The Eiffel Tower.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does James join David Keller in at the end of Chapter 10?

2. On what topic does Sigh repeatedly expound in the Chapter 12?

3. What does James think of in Chapter 11 as he deals with the passed out Hardeman?

4. What false promise does Andahl make before parting ways with Volterra in Chapter 9?

5. What are James and Ann doing at the end of Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Del Nearing and Frank Volterra meet?

2. What information does Andahl give about the cult in Chapter 9?

3. In Chapter 8, what does James see in Mani that shakes him up?

4. How does Owen experience the murder in Chapter 12?

5. What offer does David Keller make James in Chapter 8, and how does James respond?

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

7. What is different about Chapter 14 from the rest of the novel?

8. In Chapter 12, why does Owen go to Lake Rajsamand?

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

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

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