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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. Why does Jakob not return to a grocery he shops at?
(a) He misunderstands the grocer's thick accent.
(b) He hears a little boy being cursed as a Jew.
(c) He hates the food they sell.
(d) He hears someone speak German.

2. What does Jakob wonder if remembering does?
(a) Causes him to not go forward.
(b) Causes him to lose sight of beauty.
(c) Causes him to not forgive.
(d) Causes the dead pain.

3. What does Athos do during the night?
(a) Writes long letters.
(b) Prepares lectures.
(c) Paces the floor.
(d) Snores all night.

4. Why does Jakob suffer from scurvy?
(a) They cannot afford to buy fruit.
(b) There is a storm that knocks their three fruit trees down.
(c) The Nazis loot the fruit groves.
(d) There is a drought and the fruit trees die.

5. Who deliberately smashes and reburies this site?
(a) The local government of the region.
(b) The international archeological consortium.
(c) The country's government.
(d) The Nazis.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is Athos prone?

2. Who preaches freedom at Palamas' funeral?

3. What does Jakob feel inside him?

4. What does Athos teach Jakob to cook?

5. What do Athos' stories evoke in Jakob?

(see the answer key)

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