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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Athos and Jakob take up residence in Toronto?
(a) Heathside Gardens Apartments.
(b) Athos' third cousin's home.
(c) The home of another professor.
(d) Men's homeless shelter.

3. What does Athos do during the night?
(a) Prepares lectures.
(b) Writes long letters.
(c) Snores all night.
(d) Paces the floor.

4. How many villages are decimated as the Nazis leave?
(a) 1000.
(b) 230.
(c) 500.
(d) 120.

5. With what does Athos help Jakob as far as the subtleties?
(a) Customs of the Canadians.
(b) Shopping.
(c) English.
(d) Bureaucracies.

6. Where does Jakob learn to live a normal life as Athos prepares for their move to Canada?
(a) From Kostas and Daphne.
(b) From the other boys of the town.
(c) From Sikelianos.
(d) He does not learn this.

7. What about marriage does Alex enjoy?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The security.
(c) The sex.
(d) The respectability.

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

9. What is Alex's father's occupation?
(a) Architect.
(b) Music conductor.
(c) Physician.
(d) Lawyer.

10. Why does Jakob suffer from scurvy?
(a) There is a storm that knocks their three fruit trees down.
(b) The Nazis loot the fruit groves.
(c) They cannot afford to buy fruit.
(d) There is a drought and the fruit trees die.

11. What is the state of Greece during this time?
(a) It has become a strong, financial center of the area.
(b) It is rapidly recovering from WWII.
(c) It is in ruins.
(d) It better off than many of the post-WWII countries, but not real good.

12. To what is Athos prone?
(a) Euphoria.
(b) Fits of rage.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Depression.

13. What does Athos do because he senses he is running out of time?
(a) Sends Jakob out more and more often to become self-sufficient.
(b) Writes his book.
(c) Gets Jakob secure financially.
(d) Contacts his family.

14. Who preaches freedom at Palamas' funeral?
(a) Sikelianos.
(b) No one.
(c) Athos.
(d) Mitsialis.

15. How old is Jakob when Athos takes him to Athens?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what composer was Bella once obsessed?

2. What does Athos do at the first sign of danger?

3. What does Jakob do in his writing about his childhood that protects him?

4. What does Athos say luck requires?

5. Who is Palamas?

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