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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. When does Jakob finish writing his life's stories?
(a) Spring, 1990.
(b) Fall, 1993.
(c) Summer, 1992.
(d) Winter, 1994.

2. What does Athos do at the first sign of danger?
(a) Climbs in the sea chest.
(b) Sits in the chair shaking in terror.
(c) Crawls under the bed.
(d) Makes his way up the mountain to a cave.

3. What emerges from Jakob's mind at night?
(a) Visions of his place in the universe.
(b) Visions of poetic symbolism.
(c) Songs.
(d) Dead family and friends.

4. Of what is Jakob afraid concerning Michaela?
(a) Giving her too much of himself.
(b) Losing her.
(c) Hurting her.
(d) Giving her too little of herself.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Jakob and Alex meet?

3. What do the Jews do when the Germans take over the occupation of the country from the Italians?

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

5. Who are Yoshi and Tomas?

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