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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 happens in 1968, which is the opening to Book I?
(a) Jakob meets Athos' only living relative.
(b) Jakob meets a girl who reminds him of Bella.
(c) Jakob stops dreaming.
(d) Jakob and Bella enter a soundless, colorful dream.

2. In what type of ground does Athos say one should be buried?
(a) Sandy ground.
(b) Ground that will remember the dead person buried there.
(c) Fertile ground.
(d) Rocky ground.

3. Who is Palamas?
(a) A priest.
(b) An historian.
(c) A poet.
(d) A soldier.

4. How long is it before the attraction between Jakob and Alex ends?
(a) Two years.
(b) Five years.
(c) One year.
(d) Seven months.

5. To what is Athos prone?
(a) Fits of rage.
(b) Doubt.
(c) Depression.
(d) Euphoria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jakob wonder about Holocaust survivors?

2. What does Michaela allow Jakob to do?

3. What does Athos do for relaxation?

4. What does Jacob see boys doing to produce squawks?

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

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