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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. What puts fear into James as he drives through the Mani in Chapter 8?
(a) A configuration of logs.
(b) A large hail-storm.
(c) A shadowy figure on the side of the road.
(d) A boulder with words on it.

2. Why is James Axton in Bombay at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) To investigate local conditions.
(b) To visit Kathryn.
(c) To meet with Owen.
(d) To open a new office.

3. In Chapter 9, what medium does Volterra say would be best for telling the cult's story?
(a) A play.
(b) A documentary.
(c) A lecture.
(d) A book.

4. What does James think of in Chapter 11 as he deals with the passed out Hardeman?
(a) Summer camp in rural Pennsylvania.
(b) Canadian winters.
(c) Springs in New York.
(d) Autumn on Kouros.

5. In Chapter 7, where has Owen just returned from?
(a) A university in Istanbul.
(b) Mountains in southern Greece.
(c) The Mobi Desert.
(d) An island in the Aegean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a city James says he will be visiting in Chapter 2?

2. Looking at the methodology of the cult in Chapter 7, James realizes that the actual murders are what?

3. What has Eliades been asking Ann Maitland about James in Chapter 10?

4. What city is James in at the beginning of Chapter 3?

5. What specific problem is Volterra having with his excursions in Chapter 6?

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