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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. How many times per week does a bus leave Bou Noura for El Ga'a?

2. What type of novel does Kit read to Port, hoping it will bring him comfort through his pain?

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

4. What is Kit's overwhelming emotion on the day she marries Belqassim?

5. As the bus pulls into El Ga'a, what does the landscape outside the windows look like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the merchants treat Kit when they reach the end of their travels?

3. Who is Miss Ferry?

4. How do Kit and Tunner reunite?

5. How does Kit react when she sees a caravan of men making their way through desert?

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

7. How does Port treat Kit when she returns home after visiting with Daoud Zozeph?

8. How does Port battle his slip into madness before he dies?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the opening of the novel, Kit is practically housebound, refusing to leave the hotel in Africa. First, describe what led Kit to live a life consumed with such fear. Then, explain how over the course of the novel, Kit began to own her life again. Choose at least two scenes in the novel that you think demonstrate Kit's character growth and explain how these scenes let to her ultimate transformation at the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

At the opening of the novel, Kit claims to not trust Tunner. What is it about Tunner's character that Kit finds so unsettling? Then, describing at least two scenes from the novel, explain how Kit's attitude toward Tunner changed as the novel progressed. How does Kit feel about Tunner at the end of the novel? How can you tell?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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