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Rabih Alameddine

This Study Guide consists of approximately 85 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Angel of History.

The Angel of History: A Novel by Rabih Alameddine

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Section 1, pages 1-23

Section 2, pages 24-57

Section 3, pages 58 - 83

Section 4, pages 84 - 104

Section 5, pages 105 - 130

Section 6, pages 131 - 149

Section 7, pages 150 - 177

Section 8, pages 178 - 193

Section 9, pages 193 - 214

Section 10, pages 215 - 239

Section 11, pages 240 - 260

Section 12, pages 261 - 277

Section 13, pages 278 - 294

Symbols and Symbolism

Themes and Motifs

Styles

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The Angel of History: A Novel Quiz

Rabih Alameddine

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Questions 1-5 of 26:

1.

What happened to Jacob’s mother? (from Section 8, pages 178 - 193)

She was paid by the parents of Jacob’s father to leave his life forever.

She disappeared from his life while he was at school in Beirut.

She was killed by one of her clients at the whorehouse.

She disappeared from his life while he still living at the whorehouse in Cairo.

2.

Who knocks on Jacob’s door in Section 4? (from Section 4, pages 84 - 104)

Doc’s Christian mother.

One of the other patients at the clinic.

Satan.

One of the young men from the bar.

3.

What does Jacob take with him on his journey to Beirut? (from Section 6, pages 131 - 149)

A bouquet of roses and a rosary.

A rosary and a pot of sage.

A pot of sage, and his jambiya.

His jambiya and a bouquet of roses.

4.

Where did Jacob have the breakdown that led to his seeking psychiatric help? (from Section 7, pages 150 - 177)

At the bar.

At the law firm where Odette works.

At the grocery store.

At the law firm where he works.

5.

Who is Joseph? (from Section 9, pages 193 - 214)

A boy with whom Jacob was close at the whorehouse, who got in touch with him when he was older.

A boy who bullied Jacob at the whorehouse, who later turned out to be gay.

A boy with whom Jacob was once close, but who turned against him when he realized Jacob was Arab.

A boy with whom Jacob was once close, but who turned against him when their relationship almost became sexual.

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