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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 does Athos say luck requires?
(a) Being good.
(b) The gods' benevolence.
(c) Heeding warnings.
(d) Being ready for it.

2. What does Jakob feel inside him?
(a) His sister's terror.
(b) His mother saying goodbye.
(c) His father telling him to run.
(d) Nothing.

3. Where does Athos take Jakob?
(a) Zakynthos Island.
(b) The United States.
(c) Crete.
(d) Italy.

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

5. With what does Athos help Jakob as far as the subtleties?
(a) Bureaucracies.
(b) Customs of the Canadians.
(c) Shopping.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Athos' stories begin to do for Jakob?

2. Where does Jakob run?

3. Who is Helen?

4. What does Athos do for relaxation?

5. Where is Jakob's fifteen-year-old sister?

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