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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is waiting in the hotel bar, awaiting Kit's return to the States?
(a) Eric Lyle.
(b) Tunner.
(c) Port.
(d) Belqassim.

2. How does Kit react to the news that Port is dead?
(a) She is devastated.
(b) She is amused.
(c) She is apathetic.
(d) She is confused.

3. How is the caravan of men traveling from city to city?
(a) On the backs of camels.
(b) In train cars.
(c) In rusted automobiles.
(d) On foot, carrying tents on their backs.

4. How are the pills Port takes affecting his fever?
(a) Port is not taking any pills for fever.
(b) They are raising his temperature.
(c) They are having no effect on his temperature.
(d) They are lowering his temperature.

5. What type of metal is used to make the bars that keep Kit locked in the basement?
(a) Gold.
(b) Steel.
(c) Copper.
(d) Iron.

6. What sound does Port hear in his ears that isn't really there?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Whispering.

7. What size is Belqassim's house?
(a) It is average-sized.
(b) It is large.
(c) It is tiny.
(d) Belqassim does not own a house.

8. As the bus pulls into El Ga'a, what does the landscape outside the windows look like?
(a) It is all stones.
(b) It is all water.
(c) It is all trees.
(d) It is all sand.

9. What religious ceremony does Port receive when he is buried?
(a) A Catholic ceremony.
(b) A Buddhist ceremony.
(c) A Zoroastrian ceremony.
(d) A Muslim ceremony.

10. Which of Kit's muscles is most uncomfortable in her locked surroundings?
(a) Her neck.
(b) Her back.
(c) Her legs.
(d) Her shoulders.

11. What is the last sound Kit hears before falling to sleep on her first night in captivity?
(a) A baby crying.
(b) A gun firing.
(c) A dog howling.
(d) A rooster crowing.

12. Whose clothes does Belqassim make Kit wear to disguise her true identity?
(a) An old man's.
(b) A young boy's.
(c) An old woman's.
(d) A young girl's.

13. What religion does Daoud Zozeph practice?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Judaism.

14. How many passengers are bumped from the evening bus when Port lies and says his wife is very sick?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

15. Which of the parts of his room does Port NOT focus on when he feels reality slipping from him?
(a) The ceiling.
(b) The walls.
(c) The windows.
(d) The floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Kit to back all her belongings into shipping boxes?

2. How does Kit react when Port tells her they are leaving for El Ga'a that evening?

3. What does Kit spend the entire morning doing the night after Port dies?

4. What type of novel does Kit read to Port, hoping it will bring him comfort through his pain?

5. Which of the following bizarre activities does Kit engage in the middle of the night, alone?

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