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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did it take the clinic staff where Natalia's grandfather died to contact Natalia's grandmother and inform her of his death in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 10 days.

2. Lake Verimovo is described in Chapter 6: "The Fire" as being fed by what river?
(a) The Siret River.
(b) The Amovarka River.
(c) The Trotus River.
(d) The Moldova River.

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

4. How many children are supposedly being housed at the monastery in Brejevina that is intended to accommodate twenty monks, according to the narrator in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 75.
(d) 60.

5. Natalia and Zora's skull replicas are taken by customs at the border by what river valley in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) The Grava River Valley.
(b) The Veleka River Valley.
(c) The Buzau River Valley.
(d) The Nile River Valley.

6. 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.

7. Who comes to rescue Natalia and Zora when they are detained at the customs border in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Zora's father.
(b) Zora's grandfather.
(c) Natalia's mother.
(d) Natalia's grandfather.

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

9. Where does the woman from the clinic tell Natalia that Dejana is currently when she calls from the bar in Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Israel.

10. 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 tiger.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A gaping hole.

11. What is the name of the town where Natalia's grandfather has died in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Brejevina.
(b) Vojvodja.
(c) Zobov.
(d) Zdrevkov.

12. What is the name of the town butcher in Galina in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) Marko.
(b) Branko.
(c) Dure.
(d) Luka.

13. During wartime, the Administration implements a curfew and mandatory lights-out at what time, according to Natalia in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) 11:00 p.m.
(b) 8:00 p.m.
(c) 9:00 p.m.
(d) 10:00 p.m.

14. 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"?
(a) A crocodile.
(b) A bear.
(c) A lion.
(d) A zebra.

15. What is the response that Natalia gives her grandfather when he asks why she wanted to become a doctor in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Because it's the right thing to do.
(b) Because of job security.
(c) Because I want to make money.
(d) Because I don't know what else to be.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river is described by the citadel where the tiger was caged in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?

2. What does Natalia's mother teach at the University in Chapter 2: "The War"?

3. For how long does Natalia spend time with Ori before he disappears in Chapter 2: "The War"?

4. How long ago does Barba Ivan say the diggers arrived on his doorstep in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

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

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