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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where has Jakob Beer just emerged at the opening of the novel?
(a) A bog.
(b) A forest.
(c) The ocean.
(d) A cave.

2. About what continent does Athos talk to Jakob?
(a) Antarctica.
(b) Australia.
(c) North American.
(d) Asia.

3. How is Alex actually?
(a) Awkwardly innocent.
(b) Passionately naive.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Cold.

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

5. What does Jakob witness as he is hiding?
(a) The wrecking of the archeological site.
(b) His mother kissing his father before his father is shot.
(c) His baby brother being carried away.
(d) His parents being led away in handcuffs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Athos say stones do?

2. Of what is Jakob afraid concerning Michaela?

3. When does Jakob feel safe above ground for the first time?

4. Why does Jakob not return to a grocery he shops at?

5. What is Jakob to do when Alex leaves him?

(see the answer key)

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