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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where has Jakob Beer just emerged at the opening of the novel?
(a) A bog.
(b) A forest.
(c) A cave.
(d) The ocean.

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

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

4. What does Athos say the sight of many birds is?
(a) A sign that the heavens are whispering advice.
(b) Good luck.
(c) The sign of prayers comforting the dead.
(d) Bad luck.

5. What does Jakob dream about as he sleeps?
(a) Bella.
(b) His parents being led off in handcuffs.
(c) The way his mother used to hold him.
(d) His parents being shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Athos do when he sees Jakob?

2. What stories does Jakob remember Bella telling?

3. What does Athos say a good deed does?

4. How does Jakob approach listening to composers?

5. What do Athos and Jakob gather?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jakob Beer witness as he hid in the bog?

2. How does the relationship between Alex and Jakob evolve?

3. Where is Jakob Beer at the opening of the novel, and what is he doing?

4. Why do Athos and Jakob identify with explorers of Antarctica?

5. How does Kostas describe the various occupations?

6. What incident does Ioannis relate, and of what does it remind Jakob?

7. What is Toronto like and where do Athos and Jakob go to live?

8. What is the Beskupin site?

9. What does Kostas say about Palamas and Sikelianos?

10. How does Jakob meet Alex?

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