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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Prairie, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Helen?
(a) Charles's employer.
(b) James's secretary.
(c) Rowser's wife.
(d) Ann's housekeeper.

2. What unusual thing do the Keller's do late at night in Chapter 3?
(a) Swim in their clothes.
(b) Drive their car off the road.
(c) Leave for Portugal on a whim.
(d) Make love on the beach.

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

4. What event precipitated the separation of the Axtons?
(a) James slept with one of Kathryn's friends.
(b) James insulted Kathryn's writing.
(c) Kathryn had a prolonged affair with Owen.
(d) Kathryn developed a drinking problem.

5. Who else is on the bus that Volterra, James, and Del take in Chapter 6?
(a) Israeli military.
(b) Muslim pilgrims.
(c) Baptist missionaries.
(d) Japanese students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do information do the two men in Owen's Chapter 2 story ask of him?

2. Where was James living when Rowser first offered him a job?

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

4. Where does Kathryn accept a job at the end of Chapter 5?

5. What does Rowser fixate on as he talks with James in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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