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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Island, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to James at the beginning of Chapter 2, what does Owen see that others do not?
(a) Injustice.
(b) The divine.
(c) Patterns.
(d) Hope.

2. What does James admit to Kathryn as they walk together in Chapter 2?
(a) He thinks the dig is a waste.
(b) He fantasizes about her.
(c) He is jealous of Owen.
(d) He is seeing someone new.

3. According to James in Chapter 1, what does Kathryn think life should be?
(a) An education.
(b) A vacation.
(c) A dream.
(d) A struggle.

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

5. How do Tap, Kathryn and James travel to the dig in Chapter 2?
(a) They walk.
(b) They take a cab.
(c) They take the train.
(d) They take a bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does James say is the only thing he can remember in Greek?

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

3. What do the dig's trenches overlap?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Owen admit is the only thing he wants to do with his life?

5. What does James steal from the fridge at his wife's apartment in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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