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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. Who is Maurice Salman?
(a) A man who survives the holocaust and lives in Greece.
(b) One of Jakob's professors.
(c) Athos' contact in Europe.
(d) A friend Jakob makes at the University.

2. How is the site perfectly preserved?
(a) It has been encased in peat.
(b) The occupants intentionally took steps to preserve it.
(c) It is petrified.
(d) It is only partially preserved.

3. Where does Athos take Jakob?
(a) The United States.
(b) Zakynthos Island.
(c) Italy.
(d) Crete.

4. What does Athos teach Jakob to cook?
(a) Blood pudding.
(b) Canadian traditional food.
(c) Greek dishes.
(d) A Jewish seder meal.

5. Who is Helen?
(a) A woman Jakob stays with for several months.
(b) Athos' deceased wife.
(c) Jakob's one surviving aunt.
(d) Athos' deceased sister.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Jakob Beer?

3. Where does Jakob learn to live a normal life as Athos prepares for their move to Canada?

4. What do Athos and Jakob gather?

5. In what type of ground does Athos say one should be buried?

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