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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1: "The Coast," the narrator says that "to welcome the newly loosed spirit [of the dead], the living will not clean, will not wash or tidy, will not remove the soul’s belongings for" how many days?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

2. After her suspension, Natalia had gone back to volunteering for what organization at the suggestion of her grandfather in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) The World Health Organization.
(b) The University's United Clinics program.
(c) The NATO Health Initiative.
(d) The Jesuit Health Initiative.

3. What contraband "gift" does Natalia's teacher bring to the class to dissect in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) A heart.
(b) A bullfrog.
(c) A pair of lungs.
(d) A pig fetus.

4. 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?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 16 years.

5. 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) Marko.
(c) Dubi.
(d) Ori.

6. How many children does Natalia say her grandparents lost in stillbirth in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

7. In what year does Natalia say "without declaration or warning, German bombs started falling on the city and did not stop for three days" in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1918.

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

9. Zora argues with the Italian monk regarding what products that were brought to hand out to the older girls at the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Contraceptives.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Menstrual pads.
(d) Audio tapes.

10. What river is described by the citadel where the tiger was caged in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) The Colorado River.
(b) The Danube River.
(c) The Nile River.
(d) The Volga River.

11. How old is Ori when Natalia meets him in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) 17.
(b) 22.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

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

13. 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?
(a) Dobravka's restaurant.
(b) Srdjan's restaurant.
(c) Lazlo's restaurant.
(d) Banevic's restaurant.

14. What word from Chapter 6: "The Fire" refers to patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship?
(a) Hedonism.
(b) Nepotism.
(c) Naturalism.
(d) Paternalism.

15. When Natalia's grandfather was shown the scans by his friend at the Military Academy of Medicine that indicated his illness, he had said, "You go looking for a gnat and you find" what?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A gaping hole.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A tiger.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Natalia sits at the orphanage, she can see the lights of what town across the bay in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

2. 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"?

3. 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"?

4. Who does Natalia say shot himself while trying to reload his gun to shoot the tiger in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?

5. Who gave Natalia's grandfather his cherished copy of The Jungle Book?

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