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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Vertical Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Athos say the sight of many birds is?
(a) Bad luck.
(b) Good luck.
(c) The sign of prayers comforting the dead.
(d) A sign that the heavens are whispering advice.

2. What does Athos say luck requires?
(a) Being ready for it.
(b) The gods' benevolence.
(c) Heeding warnings.
(d) Being good.

3. What does Jakob dream about as he sleeps?
(a) His parents being led off in handcuffs.
(b) His parents being shot.
(c) Bella.
(d) The way his mother used to hold him.

4. What does Athos do when he sees Jakob?
(a) Tries to shoot Jakob.
(b) Hids Jakob under his coat.
(c) Tells Jakob where to find Bella.
(d) Starts crying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where has Jakob Beer just emerged at the opening of the novel?

2. Why does Athos take Jakob to Athens?

3. What are Australian and British soldiers described doing?

4. About what continent does Athos talk to Jakob?

5. How is the site perfectly preserved?

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