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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the turtle that Frau Antun asks Natalia and Zora if they've met yet at the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Tamsin.
(b) Marko.
(c) Luka.
(d) Ori.

2. What word from Chapter 6: "The Fire" refers to doctors who specialize in working on the kidney?
(a) Oncologist.
(b) Cardiologists.
(c) Neurologists.
(d) Nephrologists.

3. What is the name of the digger that is described as a welder to Natalia in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Branko.
(b) Marko.
(c) Dubi.
(d) Ori.

4. The cannonball that is wedged into the orphanage wall is said to be from what kind of ship in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) A German ship.
(b) A French ship.
(c) A British ship.
(d) A Venetian ship.

5. Who does Natalia say shot himself while trying to reload his gun to shoot the tiger in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) The apothecary.
(b) The blacksmith.
(c) The butcher.
(d) The judge.

6. What word does Fra Antun use to describe a haunt or "a spirit" in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) A kotik.
(b) A holluschick.
(c) A mora.
(d) A hajduk.

7. What is written on the plaque of the clinic in Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Orphanage.
(b) Bless those under this roof.
(c) Free Clinic.
(d) Veteran's Center.

8. Who is the Franciscan monk that runs the monastery and is Natalia and Zora's contact in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Barba Ivan.
(b) Fra Antun.
(c) Dominic Lazlo.
(d) Fra Parso.

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

10. Where does Natalia's grandmother tell her that the funeral will be for Natalia's grandfather in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Strmina.
(b) Verimovo.
(c) Zobov.
(d) Zdrevkov.

11. How is Barba Ivan's boat described in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) A little blue skiff.
(b) A green kayak.
(c) A white flat-bottomed boat.
(d) A red shrimp boat.

12. What age does Natalia say she was when took a dive off her bicycle and "bawled through half an hour of treatment via rakija-soaked cloth" to her knees, in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

13. Who is the professor of biochemical engineering that failed to put in a good word for Natalia after her suspension?
(a) Fra Antun.
(b) Dr. Avgustin.
(c) Dr. Srdjan.
(d) Dr. Bogdan Dankov.

14. How old are the two boys that appear sick and are working along with the diggers in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) About six.
(b) About fourteen.
(c) About thirteen.
(d) About nine.

15. 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) Ori.
(b) Branko.
(c) Marko.
(d) Dubi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 6: "The Fire" refers to patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship?

2. The digger that Natalia talks with in Chapter 3: "The Diggers" tells her that he has a cousin buried in the dig site. How long does he say he's been buried there?

3. What is the name of the town where Natalia's grandfather has died in the beginning of the novel?

4. How far does Fra Antun tell Natalia that Zdrevkov is from the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

5. In what month does Natalia say she walked out with the nurses on strike in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

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