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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: “The Butcher”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Natalia's teacher when she is fourteen in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) M. Dobravka.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) Dominic Lazlo.
(d) Hassan Effendi.

2. Natalia describes Barba Ivan as how old "if he was a day" in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Sixty years old.
(b) Ninety years old.
(c) Eighty years old.
(d) Seventy years old.

3. How long ago does Barba Ivan say the diggers arrived on his doorstep in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) A week ago.
(b) Two weeks ago.
(c) A month ago.
(d) A year ago.

4. What river is described by the citadel where the tiger was caged in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) The Nile River.
(b) The Colorado River.
(c) The Volga River.
(d) The Danube River.

5. What is the name of the midwife that took in Natalia's grandfather when he was orphaned as a child?
(a) Fra Antun.
(b) Nada Ivan.
(c) Mother Vera.
(d) M. Dobravka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Natalia's grandfather tells her in Chapter 6: "The Fire," "When men die, they die in fear. They take everything they need from you, and as a doctor it is your job to give it, to comfort them, to hold their hand. But children die how they have been living—in" what?

2. The digger that Natalia talks with in Chapter 3: "The Diggers" tells her that he has a cousin buried in the dig site. How long does he say he's been buried there?

3. What is the response that Natalia gives her grandfather when he asks why she wanted to become a doctor in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

4. What word from Chapter 6: "The Fire" refers to patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship?

5. The cannonball that is wedged into the orphanage wall is said to be from what kind of ship in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

(see the answer key)

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