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

2. Where do Athos and Jakob take up residence in Toronto?
(a) Heathside Gardens Apartments.
(b) Men's homeless shelter.
(c) Athos' third cousin's home.
(d) The home of another professor.

3. With what composer was Bella once obsessed?
(a) Wagner.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Bartok.
(d) Beethoven.

4. What does Athos insist that Jakob do?
(a) Write down what he remembers of his family.
(b) Forgive.
(c) Keep up on his Greek.
(d) Keep up on his Hebrew.

5. How old is this site?
(a) 10 centuries.
(b) 4,000 years.
(c) 2 centuries.
(d) 25 centuries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Jakob live in constant fear?

2. What does Athos say a good deed does?

3. What does Jakob miss when living with Athos?

4. What emerges from Jakob's mind at night?

5. What does Athos do during the night?

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