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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, The Gradual Instant.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Michaela speak enthusiastically?
(a) Her work with various varieties of grapes.
(b) Being a woman in a man's world.
(c) Having children.
(d) Her Russian-Spanish heritage.

2. What restaurants do Athos and Jakob frequent?
(a) American.
(b) Italian.
(c) Constantine's.
(d) Jewish.

3. What causes Jakob to want to show Michaela the Aegean?
(a) Seeing how she loves the land of her youth.
(b) Seeing gulls fly overhead on their way across the land.
(c) Comparing the sea's color with her eyes.
(d) Her yearning to see the vast expanse of a sea.

4. How do Jakob and Athos improve Jakob's English?
(a) By listening to the radio.
(b) By only speaking English at home.
(c) By making up characters and stories in English.
(d) By listening to television shows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Jakob hoped would happen upon marrying Alex?

2. What about Jakob does Alex have difficulty accepting?

3. What happens in 1968, which is the opening to Book I?

4. What is Michaela's occupation?

5. What does Athos teach Jakob to cook?

(see the answer key)

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