1. What did Natalia look for but not find among her grandfather's belongings, as described in the Epilogue?
(a) The Stranger.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) The Jungle Book.
(d) Aesop's Fables.

2. The narrator says in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary" that Marko Parovic will not talk about Darisa the Bear at all without enlisting encouragement from what?
(a) A few cigars.
(b) His grandchildren.
(c) Several bottles of scotch.
(d) Several glasses of rakija.

3. What is Jovo's profession in the story of Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) He is a butcher.
(b) He is a greengrocer.
(c) He is an apothecary.
(d) He is a blacksmith.

4. Where was Luka born?
(a) Verimovo.
(b) Zvocana.
(c) Galina.
(d) Vrgovac.

5. Where does Natalia describe her grandfather's summer lake house in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Zvocana.
(b) Zdrevkov.
(c) Zobov.
(d) Verimovo.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How is Barba Ivan's boat described in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

4. Natalia says in the Epilogue, "When you ask the people of Galina today: 'Why don’t you let your children out after dark?' their answers are" what?

5. Where is Natalia working on a goodwill mission to inoculate the children at an orphanage in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

(see the answer key)

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