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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, The Way Station.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Athos take Jakob?
(a) Crete.
(b) Italy.
(c) The United States.
(d) Zakynthos Island.

2. What does Jacob see boys doing to produce squawks?
(a) Blowing homemade pipes.
(b) Sliding their fingers on wires.
(c) Blowing on leaves of grass.
(d) Blowing across bottle openings.

3. What effect does hearing the old tongue have on Jakob?
(a) It causes him to feel confused.
(b) It reminds him that he is not the same as he was.
(c) It causes him to feel both fear and love.
(d) It brings up images of his mother.

4. What is Athos' professional specialty?
(a) Anthropology.
(b) Archeology.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Geology.

5. What does Jakob miss when living with Athos?
(a) His dog.
(b) His father's laugh.
(c) The most important events in his life.
(d) His mother's tender good-night kiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jakob sit when Athos goes to town?

2. Who is Helen?

3. What is the name of the site where Jakob has just emerged?

4. Why does Jakob suffer from scurvy?

5. From where has Jakob Beer just emerged at the opening of the novel?

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