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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: “The Fire”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did it take the clinic staff where Natalia's grandfather died to contact Natalia's grandmother and inform her of his death in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 5 days.

2. Where did Natalia's grandfather grow up?
(a) Verimovo.
(b) Galina.
(c) Brejevina.
(d) Zdrevkov.

3. Who does Zora insult in her first year of medical school by saying to him, "Don't be so fucking provincial," according to the narrator in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) The Chair of Genetics.
(b) The President of the University.
(c) Mika the Cleaver.
(d) The Dean of the University.

4. Who does Natalia say shot himself while trying to reload his gun to shoot the tiger in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) The blacksmith.
(b) The judge.
(c) The apothecary.
(d) The butcher.

5. How far does Fra Antun tell Natalia that Zdrevkov is from the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) A twenty-minute drive.
(b) An hour's drive.
(c) Three hours' drive.
(d) Two hours' drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the digger that Natalia follows at the dig site and speaks with in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

2. The narrator in Chapter 6: "The Fire" describes the City's greatest doctors convening on the patio of what restaurant in Old Town every Sunday afternoon, even during the war?

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

4. What book does Natalia describe as always being in her grandfather's breast pocket in the Prologue?

5. What is the name of Natalia's teacher when she is fourteen in Chapter 2: "The War"?

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