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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. How old is Natalia's grandfather in the story about the arrival of Darisa the Bear in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

2. What is the name of the town where Natalia's grandfather has died in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Zdrevkov.
(b) Zobov.
(c) Vojvodja.
(d) Brejevina.

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

4. Who is depicted on the shrine at the crossroads that Fra Antun leads Natalia to?
(a) The Buddha.
(b) Muhammad.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

5. Where does Natalia describe a college student firebombing a zoo concession stand in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Zdrevkov.
(b) Zobov.
(c) Brejevina.
(d) Vojvodja.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the giant Welsh rabbit described at the zoo in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

2. By what name does Natalia refer to the "obese technical student... who prepared cadavers" at the medical school in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

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

4. What does Natalia's mother teach at the University in Chapter 2: "The War"?

5. Because of walking out with the nurses on strike, Natalia says that she was given an indefinite suspension from the clinic where in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

(see the answer key)

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