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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. With what composer was Bella once obsessed?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Bartok.
(d) Wagner.

2. Who deliberately smashes and reburies this site?
(a) The international archeological consortium.
(b) The country's government.
(c) The Nazis.
(d) The local government of the region.

3. What are Australian and British soldiers described doing?
(a) Singing.
(b) Crying.
(c) Growling.
(d) Handing out candy.

4. How does Alex act?
(a) Rebellious.
(b) Naive.
(c) Jaded.
(d) Sophisticated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Athos do for relaxation?

2. Who is Athos?

3. What does Jakob wonder about Holocaust survivors?

4. Of what does Jakob live in constant fear?

5. What does Athos do during the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Athos and Jakob go to Athens and in what condition is Greece?

2. What does Kostas say about Palamas and Sikelianos?

3. What is the Beskupin site?

4. What does Jakob sense from his hiding place as his family is killed?

5. What does Athos teach Jakob to cook, and why does Jakob stop going to the grocery store?

6. Who is Athos and what does he pass on to Jakob?

7. How does Jakob contrast history and memory?

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

9. What often causes Athos to become depressed or angry?

10. What thoughts does Jakob have about the Catalan Atlas and history?

(see the answer keys)

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