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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What volume does Jakob select to read himself to sleep?
(a) The Stranger.
(b) Genesis.
(c) The Iliad.
(d) Psalms.

2. What does Ben imagine happening to Petra as a child?
(a) He cannot imagine her as a child.
(b) Being frozen in a pose of beauty.
(c) Being imprinted by lightning.
(d) Being made to sit in the corner to dampen down her sensuality.

3. What does Athos insist that Jakob do?
(a) Write down what he remembers of his family.
(b) Keep up on his Hebrew.
(c) Forgive.
(d) Keep up on his Greek.

4. Who is Kostas Mitsialis?
(a) An old colleague of Athos.
(b) The Polish consul.
(c) The mayor of Athens.
(d) A Greek Orthodox priest.

5. What does Jakob sense one day?
(a) That Bella is nearby.
(b) That someone is looking for him.
(c) That Bella has died.
(d) That the evil in the area has left.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ben and Petra do inside of getting into the bed?

2. What does Jakob think Bella wants to do for him?

3. How does Jakob approach listening to composers?

4. What is Idhra like in late September?

5. What does Naomi think about foreign dusks?

(see the answer key)

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