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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Port sleep while Kit and the tall Arab man search for a hotel?

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

3. What substance is covering the whip Kit is beaten by with the old servant?

4. Who sends word to Lieutenant D'Armagnac that the Moresbys have left town?

5. How does Broussard know that Kit has abandoned Port?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Captain Broussard react when he sees Port's poor medical condition?

2. How does Zozeph react to the uninvited visit from Kit?

3. How is Kit cared for while she is staying under Belqassim's roof?

4. What clothes does Belqassim force Kit to wear, and why?

5. Why are Kit and Port turned away from their hotel in El Ga'a?

6. What basic necessities is the military hospital missing when Port arrives there?

7. How do Kit and Amar meet?

8. Why does Belqassim decide to marry Kit?

9. Who is Othman?

10. How does the American embassy propose getting Kit back home to America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lieutenant D'Armagnac is a man with a very shadowed past. First, describe why the Lieutenant fell from grace in his command. Do you agree with the public's opinion of the Lieutenant? Why or why not? Then, explain how the Lieutenant's shadowed past affects the way he treats the tourists when they are in a time of need.

Essay Topic 2

All throughout her life, Kit has been obsessed with omens - both good and bad. First, explain where Kit learned to follow the signs of the universe. Then, choose at least two omens Kit saw in the novel and explain what these omens signified. Did the predictions come to pass? How did these events help to shape Kit's relationship with the supernatural world?

Essay Topic 3

The trip to Boussif proves to be a breaking point for the travelers that were once united on their trek through Africa. Why were Port and Tunner separated on their way to Boussif? What event took place while Tunner was on the train to Boussif that irrevocably changed his relationship with Port forever? Then, explain why, after Boussif, Tunner and Port were never reunited.

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