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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Phosphorus.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does legend say the Manitoulins did?
(a) Exorcise every youth and some did not survive.
(b) Cut themselves with thousands of tiny cuts to exercise demons.
(c) Burn down their island to exorcise a spirit.
(d) Force roles upon each person.

4. How does Athos know how to cook food that he forages?
(a) He watched his grandmother as a boy.
(b) From ancient books.
(c) Through trial and error.
(d) His mother taught him.

5. Who preaches freedom at Palamas' funeral?
(a) Mitsialis.
(b) Athos.
(c) Sikelianos.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the rabbi say when passengers ask his forgiveness?

2. When does Jakob feel safe above ground for the first time?

3. What often makes Athos feel depressed?

4. What had Jakob hoped would happen upon marrying Alex?

5. With what does Ben write his parents are obsessed?

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