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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following items is NOT something Port demands from Kit upon returning home from his walk?
(a) A back massage.
(b) A shave.
(c) A cup of coffee.
(d) An explanation.

2. In what type of building does Smail live?
(a) A tent.
(b) A cave.
(c) A fortress.
(d) An apartment complex.

3. Who arranges the rooms for the travelers once they finally arrive in Boussif?
(a) Port.
(b) Eric.
(c) Mrs. Lyle.
(d) Tunner.

4. What color are the scarves the men are wearing in the restaurant Smail takes Port to?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

5. What is the name of the hotel concierge who takes Port to a brothel?
(a) Mohammad.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Martin.
(d) Mufasa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the city of Ain Krorfa smell like?

2. After Tunner leaves, what does Kit spend her days doing?

3. How does Kit respond when Tunner wraps his arms around her on the train?

4. What is Lieutenant D'Armagnac's first impression of Port?

5. Which of the following adjectives is NOT one Port uses to describe the streets of Oran?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reaction from Tunner and Kit to Port's disturbing dream?

2. What woman does Port fall in love with while at the brothel before leaving for Bou Noura?

3. Why does Port believe that Eric Lyle stole his passport?

4. How do Port and Tunner know each other?

5. How does Kit respond when Port does not come home the morning after their big fight?

6. How does Port feel when he wakes up from his nap in the opening scene of the novel?

7. How does Kit react the morning after she wakes up next to Tunner?

8. When does Port's enjoyment of Mrs. Lyle's bickering finally begin to fade?

9. How does Port react to Marhnia's story about the prostitutes?

10. How do Port and Smail meet?

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