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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jakob say Germans tried to dehumanize Jews?
(a) So they could receive approval of the world at large for their atrocities.
(b) So the Jews would believe the lies about themselves.
(c) To make it easier to murder them.
(d) To convince others that genocide was acceptable.

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

3. What does Naomi do to escape the heat and humidity?
(a) Lies in the spring in the back of the house.
(b) Turns the thermostat down in the house.
(c) Takes a cold shower.
(d) Turns the A/C on high in her car.

4. What does Ben find tucked into the roof of where he is staying?
(a) Jakob's private study.
(b) A book of burial locations.
(c) A key.
(d) A map.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When are Ben's parents liberated from a concentration camp?

2. What returns to Michaela when she speaks?

3. Of what does Michaela speak enthusiastically?

4. What does Athos do at the first sign of danger?

5. Upon what does Jakob sometimes lecture?

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