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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. Which of following characters does not speak Ob?
(a) James.
(b) Tap.
(c) Owen.
(d) Kathryn.

2. What religious festival do Owen, Kathryn and James discuss in Chapter 2?
(a) The Yule Log Festival.
(b) Whit Monday.
(c) The Virgin's Feast.
(d) The Tomatina.

3. In Chapter 2, what does Owen admit is the only thing he wants to do with his life?
(a) Sleep all day long.
(b) Pretend to do work in the trenches.
(c) Teach in a comfortable university.
(d) Read ancient stones.

4. After James drops Anand and Rajiv off in Chapter 4, what does Tap request they do?
(a) Get some gelato.
(b) Go home immediately.
(c) Drive around a while.
(d) Go to the Acropolis for the sunset.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a spook-like practice that Rowser takes in his daily life?

2. Which of the following is not a named object that Tap and James debate the meaning of in Chapter 1?

3. What advice does Rowser give James in Chapter 3?

4. Who is the inspiration for Tap's novel?

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

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