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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: “The River” and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Natalia say told her about "mountain spirits" that lure lost travelers into their midst, in Chapter 13: "The River"?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Zora.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her mother.

2. How many miles did Natalia's grandfather travel to reach Zdrevkov before his death, according to the narrator in the Epilogue?
(a) 200 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 400 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

3. Where does the tiger find himself at an abandoned market "two blocks up from where my grandfather and my grandma would buy their first apartment fifteen years later," according to Natalia in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) Marhan.
(b) Zdrevkov.
(c) Kalina.
(d) Brejevina.

4. The Marshall is said to have taken ill while en route to a conference in what city in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Vojvodja.
(b) Vrgovac.
(c) Zdrevkov.
(d) Kalina.

5. What is the name of the monk's father that hosts Natalia and Zora in his and his wife's home in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Dominic Lazlo.
(b) Hassan Effendi.
(c) Bogdan Dankov.
(d) Barba Ivan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is implied to be the "mora" that takes the offerings from the crossroads in Chapter 13: "The River"?

2. How old is Luka when he leaves home to pursue life as a musician in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?

3. What is the name of the digger that is described as a welder to Natalia in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

4. What intern does Natalia's grandfather describe as a "brilliant little Hungarian fellow who has paid a lot of money to study at our University, and who doesn’t speak a word of the language" in Chapter 2: "The War"?

5. The narrator in Chapter 6: "The Fire" describes the City's greatest doctors convening on the patio of what restaurant in Old Town every Sunday afternoon, even during the war?

(see the answer key)

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