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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Island, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event precipitated the separation of the Axtons?
(a) Kathryn developed a drinking problem.
(b) James insulted Kathryn's writing.
(c) Kathryn had a prolonged affair with Owen.
(d) James slept with one of Kathryn's friends.

2. About what does James needle Kathryn at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Tap's schooling.
(b) Her relationship with Owen.
(c) The importance of the dig.
(d) His feelings for her.

3. What city is James in at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Rome.
(b) Athens.
(c) Zagreb.
(d) Vienna.

4. Who is the inspiration for Tap's novel?
(a) Oedipus Rex.
(b) Owen Brademas.
(c) James Axton.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did James decline to work with Northeast Group initially?

2. How many people did Owen Brademas's dig start with?

3. Why is James concerned about Tap in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 1, where does James tell Kathryn he has been doing most of his work?

5. How do Tap, Kathryn and James travel to the dig in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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