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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. Which of the following adjectives does shopkeeper Daoud Zozeph use to describe the world?

2. How many cots does the military hospital have at their disposal?

3. What does Kit beg the nurse to bring for Port, but the nurse cannot because it is rationed?

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

5. What language does Amar speak?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Kit and Tunner reunite?

2. Who is Daoud Zozeph?

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

4. Who is Miss Ferry?

5. Who is Othman?

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

7. How do Kit and Amar meet?

8. How do the merchants treat Kit when she is sleeping on the rug next to them?

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

10. How does Kit know that Port's heath is deteriorating during the train ride to El Ga'a?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lieutenant D'Armagnac and Captain Broussard are both men who have come into power during the war in Africa. First, describe Lieutenant D'Armagnac's managing style. Then, compare/contrast that to Captain Brossard's management style. How has each of these men taken full advantage of the civil unrest in Africa to promote their own political careers?

Essay Topic 2

The town of Ain Krofra has a serious effect on all the travelers. First, describe the town of Ain Krofra. Why are the travelers so eager to get out of this town? What realization about happiness does Kit make while staying in Ain Krofra? How does this realization affect Kit's marriage to Port?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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