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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 word from Chapter 7: "The Butcher" refers to a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event?
(a) Exultation.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Premonition.
(d) Preconception.

2. How is Barba Ivan's boat described in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) A white flat-bottomed boat.
(b) A green kayak.
(c) A little blue skiff.
(d) A red shrimp boat.

3. In what year does Natalia say "without declaration or warning, German bombs started falling on the city and did not stop for three days" in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1941.

4. How far does Fra Antun tell Natalia that Zdrevkov is from the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Two hours' drive.
(b) An hour's drive.
(c) A twenty-minute drive.
(d) Three hours' drive.

5. 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 German ship.
(b) A French ship.
(c) A British ship.
(d) A Venetian ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Marshall is said to have taken ill while en route to a conference in what city in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

2. What was the name of Luka's mother?

3. What does Natalia respond when her grandfather asks what she might specialize in when she is in medical school in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

4. What does Natalia describe drinking all night when her grandfather makes her stay home for the family Christmas party in Chapter 2: "The War"?

5. Who is the town herbalist that sends off for a "miracle worker" physician to see to Luka's fiancee when she becomes ill in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?

(see the answer key)

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