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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often must Port take a pill to alleviate his fever?
(a) Every two hours.
(b) Every six hours.
(c) Every eight hours.
(d) Every four hours.

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

3. What country does the American embassy decide to send Kit to in the hopes of getting her home to America?
(a) Oran.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Persia.
(d) Spain.

4. Which of the following meats is Kit regularly fed to help fatten her?
(a) Beef.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Pork.
(d) Chicken.

5. What does Kit hear in the middle of the night that draws her away from Zozeph's house?
(a) Sirens.
(b) Purring.
(c) Drums.
(d) Cheering.

6. How many wives does Belqassim have?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

7. How long does it take Kit to back all her belongings into shipping boxes?
(a) Fifteen minutes.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) Two hours.
(d) One hour.

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

9. What is the name of the young slave boy who gropes Kit in the night?
(a) Otham.
(b) Atham.
(c) Etham.
(d) Utham.

10. What is the name of the cook who prepares soup for the ailing Port?
(a) Lina.
(b) Mina.
(c) Zina.
(d) Dina.

11. Who does Tunner discover rummaging through his bags with a flashlight?
(a) Captain Broussard.
(b) Abdelkader.
(c) Eric Lyle.
(d) Kit.

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

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

14. Why won't the woman at the market take Kit's money to pay for the beverage?
(a) Because it's the wrong currency.
(b) Kit does not have any money.
(c) Because she cannot make change for the large bill.
(d) Because Kit's money is counterfeit.

15. What medication does Broussard inject in Port to try to calm him from his fears?
(a) Novocain.
(b) Horse tranquilizer.
(c) Morphine.
(d) Lithium.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following games does Tunner regularly play with Abdelkader?

2. What does Zozeph use as protection from the scorpions that roam his house?

3. Where does Kit wake after escaping from Zozeph's the night before?

4. How many times per week does a bus leave Bou Noura for El Ga'a?

5. What is the name of the consulate who comes to pick Kit up from the airport?

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