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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Desert, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Volterra attribute the cult killings at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Religious fervor.
(b) Psychosexual fantasy.
(c) Cultural revenge.
(d) Boredom.

2. Who tells James Owen's address in Chapter 11?
(a) Anand Dass.
(b) Rowser.
(c) Kathryn.
(d) Volterra.

3. In Chapter 2, James says that Kathryn once attacked him with what household item?
(a) A meat tenderizer.
(b) A potato peeler.
(c) A letter opener.
(d) A desk lamp.

4. What does James steal from the fridge at his wife's apartment in Chapter 1?
(a) Celery.
(b) A beer.
(c) Yogurt.
(d) A sandwich.

5. What does Anand confide to James about Owen in Chapter 4?
(a) He has forged his academic credentials.
(b) He is sleeping with Kathryn.
(c) He has had more contact with the cave people than he lets on.
(d) He is continuing to run the dig to defraud the university of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom does James dream about in Chapter 6?

2. With what does Singh equate cities in Chapter 12?

3. Who is the cult's victim in Hawa Mandir?

4. In Chapter 5, what has Volterra recently done that has made headlines?

5. How does Kathryn describe her and James' post-separation relationship in Chapter 2?

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