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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jakob say Germans tried to dehumanize Jews?
(a) To convince others that genocide was acceptable.
(b) So they could receive approval of the world at large for their atrocities.
(c) So the Jews would believe the lies about themselves.
(d) To make it easier to murder them.

2. Where do Jakob and Alex meet?
(a) An amusement park.
(b) A music library.
(c) A yacht race.
(d) An ice cream social.

3. What does Jakob witness as he is hiding?
(a) His parents being led away in handcuffs.
(b) His mother kissing his father before his father is shot.
(c) His baby brother being carried away.
(d) The wrecking of the archeological site.

4. What about Jakob does Alex have difficulty accepting?
(a) His Jewish background.
(b) His halting English.
(c) His shyness.
(d) His obsession with Bella.

5. Why does Athos take Jakob to Athens?
(a) To register for the University.
(b) To contact the Polish embassy.
(c) To search for information about Bella and Aunt Ida's fate.
(d) To show him some of the ancient Greek architecture.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Jakob approach listening to composers?

3. Who visits Ben before he is five?

4. What does Michaela allow Jakob to do?

5. What does Idhra do for Jakob?

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