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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Port feel about Eric's overbearing mother?
(a) He thinks she is boring.
(b) He thinks she is strange.
(c) He thinks she is amusing.
(d) He thinks she is disgusting.

2. How does Kit feel once she is separated from Tunner?
(a) Confused.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Lonely.

3. In the opening scene of the novel, how does Port feel when he awakens from a dream?
(a) Ominous.
(b) Disoriented.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Excited.

4. What does Kit find in her stew at the hotel which enrages her?
(a) Chicken feathers.
(b) Frog legs.
(c) Fish scales.
(d) Rabbit fur.

5. Who does Port initially accuse of stealing his wallet?
(a) Lieutenant D'Armagnac.
(b) M. Abdelkader.
(c) Eric Lyle.
(d) Tunner.

6. Where was Port at the time when his wallet was stolen?
(a) Sleeping in his bed.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) Grocery shopping.
(d) At the bar.

7. What is the name of Lieutenant D'Armagnac's servant?
(a) Jacqueline.
(b) Jeorgette.
(c) Julianna.
(d) Japeth.

8. After Tunner leaves, what does Kit spend her days doing?
(a) Writing in her diary.
(b) Reading in bed.
(c) Riding her bicycle.
(d) Working on crosswords.

9. What animal does Port hear screaming while he is having a conversation with Smail?
(a) A cat.
(b) A goat.
(c) A bird.
(d) A lamb.

10. Which of the following bizarre sights does Kit NOT see when she gets trapped in the fourth-class cabin?
(a) A man holding a severed head.
(b) A man eating locusts.
(c) A man braiding his daughter's hair.
(d) A man without a nose.

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

12. How does M. Chaoui react to Kit's interruption of the music?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is amused.
(d) He is offended.

13. How many classes of cabins are there on the train in which Kit and Tunner ride?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

14. How much does Port pay the brothel owner to drink whiskey during the sunrise?
(a) 800 francs.
(b) 600 francs.
(c) 200 francs.
(d) 400 francs.

15. What is the name of the next town the Lyles are traveling to after leaving Ain Krorfa?
(a) Dessad.
(b) Kessad.
(c) Fessad.
(d) Messad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why don't the travelers finish eating the soup they ordered in Ain Krorfa?

2. What beverage does Tunner purchase for his travels to Boussif?

3. What type of animal does Lieutenant D'Armagnac see with a baby's corpse in its mouth?

4. What type of reputation does M. Abdelkader have in Bou Noura?

5. Which of the following is NOT something Tunner offers to Kit as means of comfort of the bumpy train ride?

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