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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Hero, The Friend: August 24 - 26: Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the earth not speak to us?
(a) Humans are not worth talking to.
(b) It is too busy talking to the trees.
(c) We are not intelligent enough.
(d) It is angry that we use trees for building houses.

2. Why does Jim not enter the motor home at first?
(a) There is blood covering the handle.
(b) He has not yet loaded his shotgun.
(c) He wants to avenge the death of the stranger in the car.
(d) He is wary of finding another gunman.

3. Which desert is Jim driving through?
(a) The Sonoran.
(b) The Great Basin.
(c) The Mojave.
(d) The Chihuahuan.

4. Who regularly snores in the office?
(a) Holly.
(b) The lazy maintenance man.
(c) Tommy Weeks.
(d) George Fintel.

5. What does Jim compare Susie's skin to?
(a) The inside of an eggshell.
(b) A peach.
(c) A shaft of Mojave sun.
(d) A haze of smoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait do Portlanders share?

2. What does Jim drink after his windmill nightmare?

3. What has unmatchable purity?

4. Which strategy does Jim use in foil the pony-tailed biker?

5. What does Jim find to taste like blood?

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