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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. How are Kit and Port related?
(a) They are siblings.
(b) They are co-workers.
(c) They are married.
(d) They are dating.

2. How many glasses of champagne does Kit drink after returning from the fourth-class cabin?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

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

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

5. What does M. Chaoui do for a living?
(a) He is a shopkeeper.
(b) He is a police officer.
(c) He is a baker.
(d) He is a journalist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the opening of the novel, which war is taking place?

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

4. What meal do Port and Kit sit down to eat together at the hotel restaurant - their first meal together in days?

5. What type of animal does Lieutenant D'Armagnac see with a baby's corpse in its mouth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Tunner shows up at Kit's doorstep asking to take her on a walk?

2. What does Kit see when she runs, panicked, through the train?

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

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

5. How does Lieutenant D'Armagnac react when hears that Port's passport has been stolen?

6. What awkward moment ensues with Kit enjoys a cup of tea with M. Chaoui?

7. How does Port separate himself from Tunner in Ain Krofra?

8. What realization does Port have while riding on the train with Kit to Ain Krofra?

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

10. Who is Mohammad?

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