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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 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"?
(a) M. Dobravka.
(b) Hassan Effendi.
(c) Dominic Lazlo.
(d) Bogdan Dankov.

2. How old is Ori when Natalia meets him in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 22.
(d) 19.

3. Who does Natalia say shot himself while trying to reload his gun to shoot the tiger in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) The butcher.
(b) The apothecary.
(c) The judge.
(d) The blacksmith.

4. What is the name of the digger that is described as a welder to Natalia in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Ori.
(b) Branko.
(c) Marko.
(d) Dubi.

5. During the war, Natalia describes a prominent engineer and his family surviving off the carcass of what escaped zoo animal in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) A zebra.
(b) A crocodile.
(c) A bear.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer 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"?

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

3. Where is Natalia working on a goodwill mission to inoculate the children at an orphanage in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

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. In what year does Natalia's grandfather say he met Natalia's grandmother in Chapter 2: "The War"?

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