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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 scares Owen about religion?
(a) Masses of people with the same emotion.
(b) The wars it engenders.
(c) The non-governmental hierarchy.
(d) The iconography.

2. Which of the following is not a city James says he will be visiting in Chapter 2?
(a) Karachi.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Tehran.
(d) Istanbul.

3. At the end of Chapter 2, why does Owen reason that he won't be able to find his cave-dwellers again?
(a) They don't want to be found.
(b) They can navigate caves with ease.
(c) They have moved on.
(d) He is scared to look for them.

4. Why does Charles Maitland get angry at James at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) James makes fun of Charles's baldness.
(b) James leaves early.
(c) James breaks a lamp.
(d) James guesses who Ann is sleeping with.

5. In Chapter 2, what does Owen admit is the only thing he wants to do with his life?
(a) Teach in a comfortable university.
(b) Pretend to do work in the trenches.
(c) Sleep all day long.
(d) Read ancient stones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the inspiration for Tap's novel?

2. What are Rowser's plans as he talks to James at the end of Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 6, why does Volterra think Del should be more awed by their surroundings?

4. In Chapter 4, where does Owen think the cave people have gone?

5. Who is Hardeman?

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