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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Tea in the Sahara: Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the prostitutes in Marhnia's story long to do in the desert?
(a) Build a home.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Drink tea.
(d) Release demons.

2. Which of the following adjectives is NOT one Port uses to describe the streets of Oran?
(a) Unfriendly.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Narrow.

3. What is the weather like outside as Kit and Tunner are on the train?
(a) It is cloudy and muggy.
(b) It is raining.
(c) It is sunny.
(d) It is snowing.

4. At the opening of the novel, which war is taking place?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) WWI.
(c) WWII.
(d) The Vietnam War.

5. What unsettling fact about Eric does Mrs. Lyle share with Port over breakfast at the Boussif hotel?
(a) That Eric spent time in prison.
(b) That Eric is allergic to milk.
(c) That Eric cannot read.
(d) That Eric has a venereal disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage does Smail offer to Port after his walk?

2. What mode of transportation is Port taking in his reoccurring dream?

3. How long have Kit and Port been married?

4. What language do the servants at Port's hotel speak?

5. What animal does Port hear screaming while he is having a conversation with Smail?

(see the answer key)

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