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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: “The Apothecary”.

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) Vojvodja.
(c) Marhan.
(d) Zdrevkov.

2. What is written on the plaque of the clinic in Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Bless those under this roof.
(b) Free Clinic.
(c) Orphanage.
(d) Veteran's Center.

3. How old is Natalia's grandfather in the story about the arrival of Darisa the Bear in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

4. What is the name of the giant Welsh rabbit described at the zoo in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
(a) Branko.
(b) Nikodemus.
(c) Amana.
(d) Marko.

5. What is the name of the merchant whose daughter Luka befriends and plans to marry in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) Dominic Lazlo.
(b) Barba Ivan.
(c) Dr. Srdjan.
(d) Hassan Effendi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 7: "The Butcher" refers to a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event?

2. What four-o'clock television show does Natalia describe watching with her grandfather for years in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

3. What does Darisa the Bear sell when he comes to Galina each year?

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

5. Who comes to rescue Natalia and Zora when they are detained at the customs border in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

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