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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. Which of the following Chapter 12 characters is grievously ill?
(a) Emmerich.
(b) Bhajan Lal.
(c) Bern.
(d) Singh.

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

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

4. How many bodies are with Owen when he is discovered at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

5. Why does Eliades say he wants to have dinner with James in Chapter 10?
(a) To look into a job at the Northeast Group.
(b) To see how his Greek is doing.
(c) To discuss politics.
(d) To inquire after the Maitlands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Eliades been asking Ann Maitland about James in Chapter 10?

2. What descriptor does Andahl use to describe the nature of the cult in Chapter 9?

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

4. Where is Eliades living in Chapter 11?

5. What does James do in Chapter 8 to forget about the cult one sleepless night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Owen look in Chapter 12?

5. How has Rowser become more paranoid in Chapter 11?

6. How did Del Nearing and Frank Volterra meet?

7. What suspicions does James have about Eliades in Chapter 13?

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

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

10. How does James follow up on his Mani discovery later in Chapter 8?

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