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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Rowser give James in Chapter 3?
(a) Take a safe job in the States.
(b) Invest in Greek government bonds.
(c) Get divorced as soon as possible.
(d) Stay out of Lebanon.

2. What item does James buy as soon as he arrives in Amman in Chapter 6?
(a) A copy of the Koran.
(b) A bottle of sunscreen.
(c) A phrasebook.
(d) A map.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 7, James wonders whether adultery serves what purpose?
(a) Making oneself seem more important.
(b) Making aging stop.
(c) Making marriage bearable.
(d) Making travel memorable.

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

5. Why does Charles Maitland get angry at James at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) James leaves early.
(b) James makes fun of Charles's baldness.
(c) James breaks a lamp.
(d) James guesses who Ann is sleeping with.

Short Answer Questions

1. What danger do Tap and James encounter when they go hiking in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 5, what has Volterra recently done that has made headlines?

3. About what does James needle Kathryn at the beginning of Chapter 4?

4. What specific problem is Volterra having with his excursions in Chapter 6?

5. What type of church did Owen attend as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theory about the language cult does James present to Owen in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 4, what plan does Kathryn have for after her dig ends?

3. How did James Axton begin working at Northeast Group?

4. What strange coincidence does James notice at the end of Chapter 6?

5. Describe the murder in Kouros.

6. How is Owen's connection to the cave people addressed in Chapter 4?

7. Describe Owen Brademas.

8. Describe the awkward lunch at the beginning of Chapter 7.

9. What indication exists in Chapter 1 that relations are strained between James and Kathryn?

10. What explanation of the language cult's motives does Vosdanik offer in Chapter 6?

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