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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Natalia respond when her grandfather asks what she might specialize in when she is in medical school in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Neurology.
(b) Pediatric surgery.
(c) Facial reconstruction.
(d) Gynecology.

2. Where does Natalia describe a college student firebombing a zoo concession stand in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Zobov.
(b) Zdrevkov.
(c) Vojvodja.
(d) Brejevina.

3. Who gave Natalia's grandfather his cherished copy of The Jungle Book?
(a) The tiger's wife.
(b) The apothecary.
(c) The zookeeper.
(d) The butcher.

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

5. For how long does Natalia spend time with Ori before he disappears in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

6. 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?
(a) Naivety.
(b) Hope.
(c) Peace.
(d) Fear.

7. 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) Marko.
(b) Tamsin.
(c) Ori.
(d) Luka.

8. Who does Zora insult in her first year of medical school by saying to him, "Don't be so fucking provincial," according to the narrator in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Mika the Cleaver.
(b) The President of the University.
(c) The Dean of the University.
(d) The Chair of Genetics.

9. Who is the Italian monk that is working with the children when Natalia and Zora arrive to administer their vaccines in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Fra Antun.
(b) Dr. Srdjan.
(c) Fra Parso.
(d) Dominic Lazlo.

10. Because of walking out with the nurses on strike, Natalia says that she was given an indefinite suspension from the clinic where in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Vojvodja.
(b) Brejevina.
(c) Verimovo.
(d) Zdrevkov.

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

12. By what name does Natalia call her grandmother when they speak on the phone in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Mame.
(b) Bako.
(c) Mima.
(d) Kutzi.

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

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

15. During wartime, how are the students' classrooms rearranged at Natalia's school in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) The school rooms are all moved to the roof.
(b) The younger students are moved to the upper floors.
(c) The older students are moved to the upper floors.
(d) The school rooms are all moved to the basement.

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. What word from Chapter 6: "The Fire" refers to doctors who specialize in working on the kidney?

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

4. Where does Natalia's grandmother tell her that the funeral will be for Natalia's grandfather in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

5. Who are the many portraits of that line the monastery and are found throughout the village in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

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