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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jacob say has recently changed in the novel’s Prologue?
(a) His father.
(b) His sister.
(c) His brother.
(d) His life.

2. According to Jacob's father, what were the monsters to which Abe refers?
(a) A cruel orphanage manager.
(b) A gang of boys who were wild on the streets of Prague during WWII.
(c) A gang of boys who were wild on the streets of Belgrade during WWII.
(d) Nazi soldiers.

3. Who gives Jacob and his father directions to their inn?
(a) The only police person on the island.
(b) The gas station attendant.
(c) The curator of the local museum.
(d) The librarian.

4. What business(es) does Jacob's family own?
(a) Drug stores.
(b) Construction company.
(c) Gas stations.
(d) Retail store.

5. What does Martin Pagett identify as the thing Jacob has seen in the woods?
(a) An very ancient grave yard.
(b) A bear that was sacrificed many centuries ago and mummified.
(c) The 2000-year-old mummified remains of a human.
(d) The remains of a man who was attacked by a bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dr. Golan?

2. What does Jacob do when he arrives back at the Home in the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. What does Jacob become more curious about as he gets older?

4. What does Jacob notice about one of his grandfather's neighbors?

5. Why is Jacob's father agreeable to go with Jacob on a trip?

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