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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 shave.
(b) A back massage.
(c) An explanation.
(d) A cup of coffee.

2. What beverage does Tunner purchase for his travels to Boussif?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Wine.
(c) Mineral water.
(d) Beer.

3. What language does Marhnia speak?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) Arabic.
(d) Spanish.

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

5. At the opening of the novel, which war is taking place?
(a) WWII.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) WWI.
(d) The Vietnam War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage does Lieutenant D'Armagnac pour for Port in an attempt to warm him up?

2. Where does Lieutenant D'Armagnac's wife live?

3. What does Eric Lyle's mother berate him for doing?

4. On what type of bed does Smail sleep?

5. In what type of building does Smail live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mohammad?

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

3. How does Port describe Oran?

4. How do Kit and Port react to seeing the sky for the first time while looking out over the precipice in Boussif?

5. What small fight do Port and Kit get into while enjoying dinner at their hotel restaurant near the Lyle's?

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

7. What interesting offer does Smail make when Port arrives at his home?

8. What information does Port learn about Eric while having breakfast with Mrs. Lyle in Boussif?

9. What startling event changes Lieutenant D'Armagnac's career forever?

10. What disturbing dream does Port have while napping in Oman?

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