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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 does James wish he could do at the end of the night in Chapter 2?
(a) Catch a boat to the mainland.
(b) Follow Kathryn to the bedroom.
(c) Get another drink with Owen.
(d) Sleep an entire day.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what does Volterra tell Andahl is James' profession?
(a) Archaeologist.
(b) Writer.
(c) Linguist.
(d) Historian.

3. What is the primary feature of the village of Hawa Mandir?
(a) Stone huts.
(b) Palm trees.
(c) Tents.
(d) Strip malls.

4. What business does Volterra want to run when his film career ends?
(a) A primary school.
(b) A 7-11.
(c) An advertising firm.
(d) A dry cleaners.

5. What offer does James make to Charles in Chapter 4?
(a) He'll take him out for an evening of drinking.
(b) He'll talk to Rowser for him.
(c) He'll arrange a trip to Karachi for him.
(d) He'll talk to Ann for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. At dinner in Chapter 3, the expatriates decide that traveling is like collecting what?

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

3. How many items are on the list James reads to Kathryn at the end of Chapter 1?

4. According to Owen in Chapter 5, what has America become?

5. In Chapter 8, what does David Keller suggest he and James do in Frankfurt?

(see the answer key)

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