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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. In Chapter 1: "The Coast," the narrator says that "to welcome the newly loosed spirit [of the dead], the living will not clean, will not wash or tidy, will not remove the soul’s belongings for" how many days?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

2. How long ago does Natalia say she was with her grandfather when he discovered his illness at the Military Academy of Medicine in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) 3 months ago.
(b) 2 years ago.
(c) 3 weeks ago.
(d) 6 months ago.

3. What does Natalia describe drinking all night when her grandfather makes her stay home for the family Christmas party in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Apple cider.
(c) Cognac.
(d) Scotch.

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

5. By what name does Natalia call her grandmother when they speak on the phone in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Kutzi.
(b) Mame.
(c) Bako.
(d) Mima.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the digger's son that Natalia tries to get sent home from the site because he has fever in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

2. Where does the woman from the clinic tell Natalia that Dejana is currently when she calls from the bar in Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

3. What location does Natalia describe in Chapter 2: "The War" as "where the gypsies lived, with its wet paper walls, the black smoke of its dungfires"?

4. 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"?

5. Where does Natalia describe her grandfather's summer lake house in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

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