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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 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.

2. What mountain is described by the dig site in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Mount Brejevina.
(b) Mount Vesuvius.
(c) Mount Kreuzeck.
(d) Mount Albula.

3. In what month does Natalia say she walked out with the nurses on strike in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) January.
(b) September.
(c) March.
(d) June.

4. What does Natalia's mother teach at the University in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Biology.
(b) Art history.
(c) Musical theory.
(d) Geology.

5. What contraband "gift" does Natalia's teacher bring to the class to dissect in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) A pair of lungs.
(b) A heart.
(c) A bullfrog.
(d) A pig fetus.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. Who is the Franciscan monk that runs the monastery and is Natalia and Zora's contact in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

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

4. What is the name of the digger that is described as a welder to Natalia in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

5. What is the name of Natalia's teacher when she is fourteen in Chapter 2: "The War"?

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