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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 word does Fra Antun use to describe a haunt or "a spirit" in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) A hajduk.
(b) A holluschick.
(c) A kotik.
(d) A mora.

2. The narrator says in Chapter 9: "The Bear," "That is the truth about Darisa: the man was" what "at heart"?
(a) A taxidermist.
(b) Evil.
(c) A butcher.
(d) Confused.

3. The cannonball that is wedged into the orphanage wall is said to be from what kind of ship in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) A Venetian ship.
(b) A French ship.
(c) A German ship.
(d) A British ship.

4. What is the response that Natalia gives her grandfather when he asks why she wanted to become a doctor in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Because it's the right thing to do.
(b) Because I don't know what else to be.
(c) Because of job security.
(d) Because I want to make money.

5. As Natalia sits at the orphanage, she can see the lights of what town across the bay in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Zobov.
(b) Verimovo.
(c) Zvocana.
(d) Strmina.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Natalia stop for candy on her way back to the orphanage from Zdrevkov in Chapter 8: "The Heart"?

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

4. Natalia says in Chapter 7: "The Butcher," "My grandfather did not know any of these things, but the other villagers knew, without having to talk about it, that Luka was" what?

5. What word from Chapter 8: "The Heart" means characterized by sudden, violent outburst?

(see the answer key)

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