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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 almost happens to Volterra in the humorous personal story he tells in Chapter 9?
(a) He is almost trampled by goats.
(b) He almost falls asleep in a conference with an emir.
(c) He almost goes home with a transvestite.
(d) He almost falls off a rock precipice.

2. Where in Greece does James meet with Ann and Lindsay Keller in Chapter 11?
(a) The Acropolis.
(b) Ann's new apartment.
(c) The British Consul.
(d) An Italian restaurant.

3. Why is James Axton in Bombay at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) To visit Kathryn.
(b) To investigate local conditions.
(c) To meet with Owen.
(d) To open a new office.

4. The second time James goes to the Mani in Chapter 8, who does he learn passed through the area recently?
(a) Two women and a man.
(b) A group of thirty.
(c) Three women.
(d) Five men and women.

5. To what does Volterra attribute the cult killings at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Religious fervor.
(b) Psychosexual fantasy.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Cultural revenge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 8, James goes into a tavern to ask about what?

3. Where is James at the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. When did Kathryn begin her work with Owen?

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

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