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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At dinner in Chapter 3, the expatriates decide that traveling is like collecting what?
(a) Faded postcards.
(b) Old sand.
(c) New homes.
(d) Dead memories.

2. At the end of Chapter 1, how does James think Kathryn's attitude toward him is changing?
(a) She is becoming more affectionate.
(b) She is becoming more pitying.
(c) She is becoming more judgmental.
(d) She is becoming more remote.

3. During their argument in Chapter 5, what does Kathryn call James?
(a) A womanizer.
(b) An alcoholic.
(c) A fool.
(d) A fascist.

4. What does James steal from the fridge at his wife's apartment in Chapter 1?
(a) Celery.
(b) Yogurt.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) A beer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What admission does Ann make to James in Chapter 4?

2. What event precipitated the separation of the Axtons?

3. Which of the following is not a tactic Kathryn used to learn Greek?

4. In Chapter 1, what monument do James Axton and his friends discuss?

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

(see the answer key)

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