The Echo of Old Books Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is Ethan’s relationship to the books? (from Chapters 4 - 5)

Ethan was in love with Belle, one of the narrators.

Ethan obtained them through a yard-sale.

Ethan wrote the books.

His father, Richard, had them in his possession.

2.

Why does Belle’s father bring Hemi into his social circle? (from Chapters 6 - 8)

He is blackmailing Hemi into creating a connection with Goldie since Goldie is a powerful newspaper mogul.

He needs connections at the newspaper for his criminal dealings.

He knows about Hemi’s affair with Belle and plans to sabotage his newspaper career.

He wants Hemi to write a positive story about him to boost his public image.

3.

What actually happened with Helene? (from Chapters 9 - 11)

Helene divorced Belle’s father, who killed her in retaliation.

Helene had an affair for years before her death.

Helene faked her own death to escape her abusive husband.

Belle’s Nazi-sympathizing father sent her to a psychiatric ward and orchestrated her death because she was Jewish.

4.

Why did Marian keep Zachary from Hugh? (from Chapters 20 - Epilogue)

She was worried for her safety if Hugh found out about Zachary years later.

She did not know that Zachary was Hugh’s child.

She was worried Hugh would take Zachary away from her.

She believed that Hugh would walk away from them for his own selfish reasons.

5.

How did Marian camouflage Zachary’s origins? (from Chapters 15 - 19)

She told Cee-Cee her son was Teddy’s.

She pretended to adopt him from her friend, Johanna, when she adopted Johanna’s daughter.

She staged her own death before she left New York.

She moved to a different country.

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