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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: “The Heart” and Chapter 9: “The Bear”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lake Verimovo is described in Chapter 6: "The Fire" as being fed by what river?
(a) The Moldova River.
(b) The Siret River.
(c) The Amovarka River.
(d) The Trotus River.

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

3. What mountain is described by the dig site in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Mount Albula.
(b) Mount Vesuvius.
(c) Mount Brejevina.
(d) Mount Kreuzeck.

4. By what name does Natalia refer to the "obese technical student... who prepared cadavers" at the medical school in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Dure the Doctor.
(b) Dr. Srdjan.
(c) Mica the Cleaver.
(d) M. Dobravka.

5. How old are the two boys that appear sick and are working along with the diggers in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) About thirteen.
(b) About six.
(c) About nine.
(d) About fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the boy that is raised by wolves in The Jungle Book?

2. 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"?

3. Where does Natalia stop for candy on her way back to the orphanage from Zdrevkov in Chapter 8: "The Heart"?

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 old does Natalia describe herself in her earliest memory of going to the zoo with her grandfather in the novel's Prologue?

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