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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of the digger's son that Natalia tries to get sent home from the site because he has fever in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Marko.
(b) Ori.
(c) Dubi.
(d) Branko.

5. For how long does Natalia spend time with Ori before he disappears in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 year.

6. What is the name of the monk's father that hosts Natalia and Zora in his and his wife's home in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Bogdan Dankov.
(b) Barba Ivan.
(c) Dominic Lazlo.
(d) Hassan Effendi.

7. The cannonball that is wedged into the orphanage wall is said to be from what kind of ship in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) A Venetian ship.
(b) A French ship.
(c) A British ship.
(d) A German ship.

8. What musician does the bartender put on the jukebox while Natalia waits for word from the clinic in Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Paul McCartney.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Michael Jackson.
(d) John Lennon.

9. What is the response that Natalia gives her grandfather when he asks why she wanted to become a doctor in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Because of job security.
(b) Because I don't know what else to be.
(c) Because I want to make money.
(d) Because it's the right thing to do.

10. What word does Fra Antun use to describe a haunt or "a spirit" in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) A kotik.
(b) A mora.
(c) A holluschick.
(d) A hajduk.

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

12. During wartime, how are the students' classrooms rearranged at Natalia's school in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) The younger students are moved to the upper floors.
(b) The school rooms are all moved to the basement.
(c) The school rooms are all moved to the roof.
(d) The older students are moved to the upper floors.

13. Where does Natalia describe her grandfather's summer lake house in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Zdrevkov.
(b) Verimovo.
(c) Zobov.
(d) Zvocana.

14. Natalia and Zora's skull replicas are taken by customs at the border by what river valley in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) The Veleka River Valley.
(b) The Buzau River Valley.
(c) The Grava River Valley.
(d) The Nile River Valley.

15. Where does Natalia's grandmother tell her that the funeral will be for Natalia's grandfather in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Verimovo.
(b) Zobov.
(c) Strmina.
(d) Zdrevkov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Administration take out the airplane factory and airstrip six months before the war broke out, according to Natalia in Chapter 2: "The War"?

2. As Natalia sits at the orphanage, she can see the lights of what town across the bay in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

3. Because of walking out with the nurses on strike, Natalia says that she was given an indefinite suspension from the clinic where in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

4. Natalia says in Chapter 6: "The Fire" that her family had spent every summer at their summer lake house until she was how old?

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

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