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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. In Chapter 8, what does David Keller suggest he and James do in Frankfurt?
(a) Visit an old monastery library.
(b) Take in a symphony.
(c) Get drunk.
(d) Watch American football.

2. Which of the following items is among the foods James and Eliades eat in Chapter 10?
(a) Brains.
(b) Genitals.
(c) Feet.
(d) Hair.

3. What is the subject of Volterra's breakout documentary?
(a) The last days of his dying father.
(b) A wildfire in the Ardens.
(c) The savings-and-load scandal
(d) His affair with an again Manhattanite.

4. What simple fact of commonality gives Owen comfort in Chapter 2?
(a) He has friends on Kouros.
(b) He is still in Europe.
(c) He understands the democracy of Greece.
(d) He shares goals with the remaining workers on the dig.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 10, David Keller cannot understand why he misses what?
(a) The dangerous countries he visits.
(b) His first wife.
(c) Casual business acquaintances.
(d) His college days.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What one aspect of Owen's experience are the men of his story interested in?

3. What unfortunate incident happens on James's second day of driving with Tap in Chapter 8?

4. The second time James goes to the Mani in Chapter 8, who does he learn passed through the area recently?

5. Why does Eliades say he wants to have dinner with James in Chapter 10?

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