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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Jakob to want to show Michaela the Aegean?
(a) Her yearning to see the vast expanse of a sea.
(b) Comparing the sea's color with her eyes.
(c) Seeing how she loves the land of her youth.
(d) Seeing gulls fly overhead on their way across the land.

2. What is the state of Greece during this time?
(a) It better off than many of the post-WWII countries, but not real good.
(b) It has become a strong, financial center of the area.
(c) It is rapidly recovering from WWII.
(d) It is in ruins.

3. On what stories does Alex's father raise her?
(a) About Poland.
(b) About the British military.
(c) About Alexander the Great.
(d) About Russia.

4. Upon what does Jakob sometimes lecture?
(a) Living with grief.
(b) The Holocaust.
(c) Living while the dead are inside you.
(d) Athos' work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jakob say every moment is?

2. What is Alex's father's occupation?

3. What does Athos insist that Jakob do?

4. What happens in 1968, which is the opening to Book I?

5. What about marriage does Alex enjoy?

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