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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. What is the name of Jakob's work that shows Athos' influence?
(a) High Cliffs.
(b) Groundwork.
(c) Down Below the Water.
(d) Away is the Night.

2. Where does Jakob image Bella being?
(a) A German officer's home.
(b) A vault.
(c) A home for orphans.
(d) A camp barracks.

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

4. What opinion does Jakob offer on the issue about which Naomi and Ben are fighting?
(a) He supports Naomi.
(b) He thinks a compromise is fairly easy.
(c) He supports Ben.
(d) He has no opinion.

5. What does Jacob see boys doing to produce squawks?
(a) Blowing homemade pipes.
(b) Blowing across bottle openings.
(c) Blowing on leaves of grass.
(d) Sliding their fingers on wires.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Jakob does Alex have difficulty accepting?

2. What does Jakob dream about as he sleeps?

3. What does Athos do when he sees Jakob?

4. How is Naomi described as usually being?

5. What is Zakynthos like?

(see the answer key)

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