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

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

3. Who is the Italian monk that is working with the children when Natalia and Zora arrive to administer their vaccines in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Dominic Lazlo.
(b) Fra Antun.
(c) Dr. Srdjan.
(d) Fra Parso.

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

5. What is the name of the midwife that took in Natalia's grandfather when he was orphaned as a child?
(a) Nada Ivan.
(b) M. Dobravka.
(c) Fra Antun.
(d) Mother Vera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town butcher in Galina in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?

2. 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"?

3. What contraband "gift" does Natalia's teacher bring to the class to dissect in Chapter 2: "The War"?

4. Where does the tiger find himself at an abandoned market "two blocks up from where my grandfather and my grandma would buy their first apartment fifteen years later," according to Natalia in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?

5. How many children does Natalia say her grandparents lost in stillbirth in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

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