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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Idhra like in late September?
(a) Festive.
(b) Cold.
(c) Empty.
(d) Full of tourists.

2. Who is too weak to come to Idhra?
(a) Michaela.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Naomi.
(d) Kostas.

3. What reminds Ben of Petra when he senses lovers in the dark?
(a) A man's laugh.
(b) A woman's laugh.
(c) A sign.
(d) A moan.

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

5. What does Athos insist that Jakob do?
(a) Keep up on his Hebrew.
(b) Write down what he remembers of his family.
(c) Keep up on his Greek.
(d) Forgive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what is despair transformed in the gas chambers?

2. What is the state of Greece during this time?

3. Of what does the house remind Ben?

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

5. Where does Jakob image Bella being?

(see the answer key)

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