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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. During the war, Natalia describes a prominent engineer and his family surviving off the carcass of what escaped zoo animal in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) A bear.
(b) A lion.
(c) A crocodile.
(d) A zebra.

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"?
(a) The President of the University.
(b) Mika the Cleaver.
(c) The Dean of the University.
(d) The Chair of Genetics.

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?
(a) Surprised.
(b) Weighted with burden.
(c) Glad it did.
(d) Utterly miserable.

4. 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"?
(a) Rajkovac.
(b) Marhan.
(c) Zvocana.
(d) Carton City.

5. What is the name of the digger that Natalia follows at the dig site and speaks with in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Ori.
(b) Branko.
(c) Dominic.
(d) Dure.

Short Answer Questions

1. The cannonball that is wedged into the orphanage wall is said to be from what kind of ship in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

2. 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"?

3. The Marshall is said to have taken ill while en route to a conference in what city in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

4. Where was Arlo's body found after he was killed?

5. What musician does the bartender put on the jukebox while Natalia waits for word from the clinic in Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

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