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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What part of Port's body is lost in his reoccurring dream?
(a) His teeth.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His legs.
(d) His fingers.

3. What does Marhnia attempt to steal from Port?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His passport.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His wedding ring.

4. To what desert do the prostitutes in Marhnia's story travel?
(a) The Sahara.
(b) The Judean.
(c) The Kalahari.
(d) The Gobi.

5. What beverage does Smail offer to Port after his walk?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Water.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tea.

6. What meal do Port and Kit sit down to eat together at the hotel restaurant - their first meal together in days?
(a) Brunch.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Dinner.

7. How do Kit and Port travel while sightseeing in Boussif?
(a) They take a trolley.
(b) They take a ferry.
(c) They walk.
(d) They ride bicycles.

8. Which of the following does Kit read to try to calm her nerves?
(a) A travel journal.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A gossip magazine.
(d) A cook book.

9. What makes Kit most nervous about riding in the train?
(a) The noise.
(b) The speed.
(c) The uncomfortable seats.
(d) The stench.

10. Why does Kit interrupt the music at M. Chaoui's dinner party?
(a) To pour some wine.
(b) To go to the bathroom.
(c) To fan her face.
(d) To compliment the music.

11. Which of the following insects has infested the city of Ain Krorfa?
(a) Locust.
(b) Flies.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Ants.

12. Which of the following instruments does the musician at M. Chaoui's dinner party play to entertain the guests?
(a) A harp.
(b) A lute.
(c) A harmonica.
(d) An accordion.

13. Which of the following items does the sky remind Port?
(a) A tent.
(b) A gown.
(c) A tablecloth.
(d) A canopy.

14. How does Yamina die?
(a) She is poisoned by a spider.
(b) She is bitten by a shark.
(c) She is strangled by a snake.
(d) She is stung by a scorpion.

15. Which of the following groups of people is NOT a subject of Mrs. Lyle's racist rampages?
(a) French.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Arabs.
(d) Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Port initially accuse of stealing his wallet?

2. Why doesn't Kit want Port to tell Tunner about his recurring dream?

3. In the opening scene of the novel, how does Port feel when he awakens from a dream?

4. At what time of day does Lieutenant D'Armagnac request to see Port to question him about the disappearance of his passport?

5. How does Kit feel about traveling with the Lyles?

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