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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: “The War”.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) 2 years old.
(b) 6 years old.
(c) 4 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

2. 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) Dominic Lazlo.
(b) Hassan Effendi.
(c) M. Dobravka.
(d) Bogdan Dankov.

3. 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) Marko.
(b) Dure.
(c) Branko.
(d) Dubi.

4. What is the name of the town where Natalia's grandfather has died in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Zdrevkov.
(b) Vojvodja.
(c) Zobov.
(d) Brejevina.

5. What is the name of the monk's father that hosts Natalia and Zora in his and his wife's home in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Dominic Lazlo.
(b) Barba Ivan.
(c) Bogdan Dankov.
(d) Hassan Effendi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of walking out with the nurses on strike, Natalia says that she was given an indefinite suspension from the clinic where in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

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

3. During wartime, the Administration implements a curfew and mandatory lights-out at what time, according to Natalia in Chapter 2: "The War"?

4. 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"?

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

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