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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does hearing the old tongue have on Jakob?
(a) It brings up images of his mother.
(b) It causes him to feel both fear and love.
(c) It reminds him that he is not the same as he was.
(d) It causes him to feel confused.

2. What often makes Athos feel depressed?
(a) Thinking about Helen.
(b) Writing about those lost at Biskupin.
(c) Seeing Jakob growing away from Jakob's heritage.
(d) Feeling Jakob pull away from him.

3. How is Alex actually?
(a) Cold.
(b) Awkwardly innocent.
(c) Passionately naive.
(d) Indifferent.

4. How do Jakob and Athos improve Jakob's English?
(a) By only speaking English at home.
(b) By making up characters and stories in English.
(c) By listening to the radio.
(d) By listening to television shows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Athos know how to cook food that he forages?

2. How does Jakob survive?

3. What do Athos' stories evoke in Jakob?

4. What do Athos and Jakob gather?

5. Around which of Alex's friends does Jakob feel insecure?

(see the answer key)

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