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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Desert, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 guesses who Ann is sleeping with.
(d) James breaks a lamp.

2. In Chapter 11, what Indian town is Owen living in?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Delhi.

3. What information does Kathryn give about the murder victim at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) He used to work on the dig.
(b) He was a recent transplant.
(c) He has family in the Soviet Union.
(d) He was mentally challenged.

4. In Chapter 4, where is Kathryn thinking of moving to with Tap?
(a) London.
(b) Athens.
(c) Toronto.
(d) New Delhi.

5. What are Rowser's plans as he talks to James at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Leaving Northeast Group.
(b) Marrying his live-in girlfriend.
(c) Moving to China.
(d) Taking a position in Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does James accuse Owen of doing?

2. What is Anand's profession?

3. After James drops Anand and Rajiv off in Chapter 4, what does Tap request they do?

4. In Istanbul, James marvels that his friends reduce every culture to what?

5. Who joins James and Ann at lunch at the beginning of Chapter 7?

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