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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Vertical Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reminds Jakob of his mother and Bella?
(a) A guess from a young woman at the docks.
(b) Seeing all the Jewish woman coming down from the hills.
(c) Seeing all the Jewish woman coming out of the caves.
(d) Daphne's goodbye squeeze.

2. Where does Jakob look through Athos' library?
(a) In Roussos.
(b) He cannot locate Athos' library.
(c) At the home of a former Nazi.
(d) In the basement of the public library.

3. Why does Jakob say Germans tried to dehumanize Jews?
(a) To convince others that genocide was acceptable.
(b) To make it easier to murder them.
(c) So the Jews would believe the lies about themselves.
(d) So they could receive approval of the world at large for their atrocities.

4. What is Zakynthos like?
(a) In ruins.
(b) He cannot even find it.
(c) People he does not know live there.
(d) Thriving.

5. Who is Kostas Mitsialis?
(a) A Greek Orthodox priest.
(b) The Polish consul.
(c) The mayor of Athens.
(d) An old colleague of Athos.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many villages are decimated as the Nazis leave?

2. What is the state of Greece during this time?

3. To what is Athos prone?

4. How does Jakob feel in Greece?

5. What reminds Ben of his parents' shoes and mended clothing?

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