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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. In what year does Natalia say "without declaration or warning, German bombs started falling on the city and did not stop for three days" in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1941.

2. What is the body of Dure's cousin buried within, in Chapter 8: "The Heart"?
(a) A plastic bag.
(b) A coffin.
(c) A small boat.
(d) A suitcase.

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

4. The narrator says of Luka's father in Chapter 7: "The Butcher" that he had amassed an impressive collection of what kind of artifacts?
(a) World War II artifacts.
(b) Franco-Prussian War artifacts.
(c) Egyptian artifacts.
(d) Ottoman war artifacts.

5. What is the name of the monk's father that hosts Natalia and Zora in his and his wife's home in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Bogdan Dankov.
(b) Dominic Lazlo.
(c) Hassan Effendi.
(d) Barba Ivan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 6: "The Fire" refers to patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship?

2. What kind of animal is Bis?

3. Where does Fra Antun say the teenage boys were coming home from when they were killed by a land mine in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

4. 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"?

5. 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"?

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