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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: “The Crossroads” and Chapter 11: “The Bombing”.

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) 1946.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1941.

2. What is the name of Barba Ivan's wife in the novel?
(a) Nada.
(b) Lidia.
(c) Amana.
(d) Magdalena.

3. What is written on the plaque of the clinic in Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Free Clinic.
(b) Orphanage.
(c) Veteran's Center.
(d) Bless those under this roof.

4. Zora argues with the Italian monk regarding what products that were brought to hand out to the older girls at the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Audio tapes.
(b) Menstrual pads.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Contraceptives.

5. What does Natalia tells Zora she's going to buy when she takes the car to drive to Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Water.
(b) Dog food.
(c) Needles.
(d) Candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Natalia say caused the fire in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

2. 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"?

3. Natalia's grandfather tells her in Chapter 6: "The Fire," "When men die, they die in fear. They take everything they need from you, and as a doctor it is your job to give it, to comfort them, to hold their hand. But children die how they have been living—in" what?

4. Who killed the fabled wolf of Kolovac, according to the narrator in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

5. In what month does Natalia say she walked out with the nurses on strike in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

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