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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: “The Diggers” and Chapter 4: “The Tiger”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the town butcher in Galina in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) Branko.
(b) Dure.
(c) Marko.
(d) Luka.

2. What is the name of Barba Ivan's wife in the novel?
(a) Lidia.
(b) Nada.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Amana.

3. What book does Natalia describe as always being in her grandfather's breast pocket in the Prologue?
(a) The Stranger.
(b) The Jungle Book.
(c) Aesop's Fables.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

4. How old are the two boys that appear sick and are working along with the diggers in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) About six.
(b) About nine.
(c) About thirteen.
(d) About fourteen.

5. Who is the professor of biochemical engineering that failed to put in a good word for Natalia after her suspension?
(a) Dr. Srdjan.
(b) Dr. Avgustin.
(c) Dr. Bogdan Dankov.
(d) Fra Antun.

Short Answer Questions

1. After her suspension, Natalia had gone back to volunteering for what organization at the suggestion of her grandfather in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

2. What kind of Balkan brandy is described as sitting about on the floor of Barba Ivan's home in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

3. During the war, Natalia describes a prominent engineer and his family surviving off the carcass of what escaped zoo animal in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?

4. How many days did it take the clinic staff where Natalia's grandfather died to contact Natalia's grandmother and inform her of his death in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

5. Where does Natalia describe a college student firebombing a zoo concession stand in Chapter 2: "The War"?

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