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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 location does Natalia describe in Chapter 2: "The War" as "where the gypsies lived, with its wet paper walls, the black smoke of its dungfires"?
(a) Carton City.
(b) Zdrevkov.
(c) Vojvodja.
(d) Marhan.

2. 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 fourteen.
(c) About thirteen.
(d) About nine.

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

4. What season is it when Natalia describes her earliest memory of going to the zoo with her grandfather in the Prologue?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Winter.

5. What is the name of the twenty-one-year-old self-proclaimed gun-runner that Zora begins dating when she is fifteen in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Branko.
(b) Dubi.
(c) Dure.
(d) Marko.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During wartime, the Administration implements a curfew and mandatory lights-out at what time, according to Natalia in Chapter 2: "The War"?

3. Who is the professor of biochemical engineering that failed to put in a good word for Natalia after her suspension?

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. What intern does Natalia's grandfather describe as a "brilliant little Hungarian fellow who has paid a lot of money to study at our University, and who doesn’t speak a word of the language" in Chapter 2: "The War"?

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