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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Mountain, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What danger do Tap and James encounter when they go hiking in Chapter 5?
(a) Bees.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) Sunstroke.
(d) A crazy itinerant.

3. In Istanbul, James marvels that his friends reduce every culture to what?
(a) An anecdote.
(b) A food staple.
(c) A hotel room.
(d) A cultural stereotype.

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

5. In Chapter 1, where does James tell Kathryn he has been doing most of his work?
(a) The Soviet Union.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Algeria.
(d) Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where does Owen think the cave people have gone?

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

3. What invitation does James extend to Volterra at the end of Chapter 6?

4. What is Anand's profession?

5. Into what country is James arriving at the beginning of Book 2?

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