The Names | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Athens - This location is the protagonist's home and the home of most of his colleagues.

Kouros - This location is the site of a failing archeological dig.

The Mani - This object is a group of large hills.

The Thar Desert - In this location, a character goes mad learning about a murder-cult.

Lahore - An archeologist moves to this location after his dig is shut down.

The Cult - This group is obsessed with the sanctity of language.

The Northeast Group - This group is a risk-assessment organization.

Ob - This...
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