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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Franciscan monk that runs the monastery and is Natalia and Zora's contact in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Fra Parso.
(b) Fra Antun.
(c) Barba Ivan.
(d) Dominic Lazlo.

2. The digger that Natalia talks with in Chapter 3: "The Diggers" tells her that he has a cousin buried in the dig site. How long does he say he's been buried there?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 16 years.

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 German ship.
(b) A British ship.
(c) A French ship.
(d) A Venetian ship.

4. How old does Natalia describe herself in her earliest memory of going to the zoo with her grandfather in the novel's Prologue?
(a) 6 years old.
(b) 10 years old.
(c) 2 years old.
(d) 4 years old.

5. After her suspension, Natalia had gone back to volunteering for what organization at the suggestion of her grandfather in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) The University's United Clinics program.
(b) The World Health Organization.
(c) The Jesuit Health Initiative.
(d) The NATO Health Initiative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Fra Antun use to describe a haunt or "a spirit" in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

2. Who are the many portraits of that line the monastery and are found throughout the village in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

3. What is the name of Barba Ivan's wife in the novel?

4. Where did Natalia's grandfather grow up?

5. Zora argues with the Italian monk regarding what products that were brought to hand out to the older girls at the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

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