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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Phosphorus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Jakob yearn?
(a) A way to love Michaela with no barriers.
(b) A child.
(c) A sense of purpose now that his writings are complete.
(d) Forgetfulness.

2. What emerges from Jakob's mind at night?
(a) Songs.
(b) Visions of poetic symbolism.
(c) Dead family and friends.
(d) Visions of his place in the universe.

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

4. How is the site perfectly preserved?
(a) The occupants intentionally took steps to preserve it.
(b) It is petrified.
(c) It has been encased in peat.
(d) It is only partially preserved.

5. Where do Athos and Jakob take up residence in Toronto?
(a) The home of another professor.
(b) Men's homeless shelter.
(c) Athos' third cousin's home.
(d) Heathside Gardens Apartments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around which of Alex's friends does Jakob feel insecure?

2. What is "Bearing False Witness"?

3. How did people study the nature of lightening up to the eighteenth century?

4. What does Ben imagine happening to Petra as a child?

5. What does Michaela do when Jakob tells her about Bella?

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