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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 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) Dubi.
(c) Branko.
(d) Ori.

2. What animal that was rescued from a circus does Natalia's grandfather take her to see at midnight when she is sixteen in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A chimpanzee.
(c) A cobra.
(d) A sea turtle.

3. Who gave Natalia's grandfather his cherished copy of The Jungle Book?
(a) The butcher.
(b) The zookeeper.
(c) The apothecary.
(d) The tiger's wife.

4. What kind of Balkan brandy is described as sitting about on the floor of Barba Ivan's home in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Schnapps.
(b) Fernet.
(c) Rakija.
(d) Krambambula.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Natalia describe herself in her earliest memory of going to the zoo with her grandfather in the novel's Prologue?

2. In what month does Natalia say she walked out with the nurses on strike in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

3. Who does Natalia say shot himself while trying to reload his gun to shoot the tiger in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?

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

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

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