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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. Hajduks were romanticized bandits that fought the rule of whom historically?
(a) The British Empire.
(b) The Roman Empire.
(c) The Egyptians.
(d) The Ottoman Turks.

2. What lifelong illness did Darisa the Bear's sister suffer from?
(a) Paralysis.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Psychotic blindness.

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

4. What is the name of the digger's son that Natalia tries to get sent home from the site because he has fever in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Branko.
(b) Dubi.
(c) Ori.
(d) Marko.

5. What is the name of Natalia's teacher when she is fourteen in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Dominic Lazlo.
(b) Hassan Effendi.
(c) M. Dobravka.
(d) Magdalena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is described in Chapter 7: "The Butcher" as "something sacred to the entire village"?

2. By what name does Natalia call her grandmother when they speak on the phone in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

3. Where does Natalia describe a college student firebombing a zoo concession stand in Chapter 2: "The War"?

4. How old is Ori when Natalia meets him in Chapter 2: "The War"?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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