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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. Where is Natalia working on a goodwill mission to inoculate the children at an orphanage in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Verimovo.
(b) Brejevina.
(c) Zobov.
(d) Zdrevkov.

2. What Ottoman dish of baked filled pastries made of phyllo dough is described in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
(a) Burek.
(b) Gyro.
(c) Haggis.
(d) Paprika.

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

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

5. What is the name of the zoo's beloved elephant that drops dead in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
(a) Luka.
(b) Ori.
(c) Sonja.
(d) Amana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the response that Natalia gives her grandfather when he asks why she wanted to become a doctor in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

2. What is the name of the neighbor to Natalia's family's summer lake home in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

3. The Deathless Man tells Natalia's grandfather in Chapter 11: "The Bombing," "Believe me, Doctor, if your life ends in suddenness you will be" what?

4. 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?

5. What word from Chapter 8: "The Heart" means characterized by sudden, violent outburst?

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