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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Around which of Alex's friends does Jakob feel insecure?
(a) Her Zionist friends.
(b) Her intellectual friends.
(c) Her Beat friends.
(d) Her Marxist friends.

2. How does Jakob feel in Greece?
(a) Completely at home.
(b) A prodigal son.
(c) A pariah.
(d) At home and forever a stranger.

3. On what stories does Alex's father raise her?
(a) About the British military.
(b) About Poland.
(c) About Alexander the Great.
(d) About Russia.

4. What does legend say the Manitoulins did?
(a) Cut themselves with thousands of tiny cuts to exercise demons.
(b) Force roles upon each person.
(c) Burn down their island to exorcise a spirit.
(d) Exorcise every youth and some did not survive.

5. What had Jakob hoped would happen upon marrying Alex?
(a) He would become someone all together different.
(b) It would bring light into his life.
(c) He would know why he was alive.
(d) He would no longer have a past.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Ben's father retire when he is of age?

2. What does Jakob wonder if remembering does?

3. To whom does Jakob write letters?

4. What is the state of Greece during this time?

5. What emerges from Jakob's mind at night?

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