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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 digger that Natalia follows at the dig site and speaks with in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Dure.
(b) Ori.
(c) Dominic.
(d) Branko.

2. Where did Natalia's grandfather grow up?
(a) Zdrevkov.
(b) Verimovo.
(c) Brejevina.
(d) Galina.

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

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

5. Where does Fra Antun say the teenage boys were coming home from when they were killed by a land mine in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Zvocana.
(b) Rajkovac.
(c) Marhan.
(d) Carton City.

6. Who are the many portraits of that line the monastery and are found throughout the village in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Bis.
(b) Fra Antun.
(c) Nada Ivan.
(d) Barba Ivan.

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

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

9. How long ago does Natalia say she was with her grandfather when he discovered his illness at the Military Academy of Medicine in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) 3 weeks ago.
(b) 2 years ago.
(c) 6 months ago.
(d) 3 months ago.

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

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

12. 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) Dominic Lazlo.
(c) Dr. Srdjan.
(d) Fra Parso.

13. What intern does Natalia's grandfather describe as a "brilliant little Hungarian fellow who has paid a lot of money to study at our University, and who doesn’t speak a word of the language" in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Hassan Effendi.
(b) Dominic Lazlo.
(c) Bogdan Dankov.
(d) M. Dobravka.

14. 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) 40.
(b) 60.
(c) 75.
(d) 30.

15. The Marshall is said to have taken ill while en route to a conference in what city in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Vojvodja.
(b) Zdrevkov.
(c) Vrgovac.
(d) Kalina.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are the two boys that appear sick and are working along with the diggers in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

2. What is the name of the boy that is raised by wolves in The Jungle Book?

3. What kind of Balkan brandy is described as sitting about on the floor of Barba Ivan's home in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

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

5. What is the name of the monk's father that hosts Natalia and Zora in his and his wife's home in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

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