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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Athos' stories evoke in Jakob?
(a) The need to know what happened to his parents.
(b) Images of Jakob's family and friends.
(c) The desire for revenge.
(d) The desire to confront his family's killers.

2. What do Athos and Jakob gather?
(a) Pieces of art about the Holocaust.
(b) Pieces of art about the Jewish people.
(c) News.
(d) Fellow strays.

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

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

5. What does Athos do for relaxation?
(a) Cooks.
(b) Gardens.
(c) Walks.
(d) Watches television.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does hearing the old tongue have on Jakob?

2. Who is Athos?

3. What does Jakob wonder about Holocaust survivors?

4. What does Athos do because he senses he is running out of time?

5. Why does Athos take Jakob to Athens?

(see the answer key)

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