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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Darisa the Bear's sister who had a lifelong illness?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Lidia.
(c) Amana.
(d) Nada.

2. Where does Luka go in order to pursue life as a musician in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) Brejevina.
(b) Vrgovac.
(c) Sarobor.
(d) Zobov.

3. What is the name of the song that Luka hears on the radio and recognizes as his own in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) My True Love.
(b) The Tiger's Wife.
(c) The Enchantress.
(d) Growing Up Different.

4. How did the apothecary die, according to Marko's story in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) He jumped off a bridge.
(b) He was stabbed by his wife.
(c) He shot himself.
(d) He was hung.

5. The Deathless Man tells Natalia's grandfather in Chapter 11: "The Bombing," "Believe me, Doctor, if your life ends in suddenness you will be" what?
(a) Glad it did.
(b) Utterly miserable.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Weighted with burden.

6. What was the name of Luka's father?
(a) Korcul.
(b) Barba Ivan.
(c) Branko.
(d) Ori.

7. Where does Natalia stop for candy on her way back to the orphanage from Zdrevkov in Chapter 8: "The Heart"?
(a) Vrgovac.
(b) Vojvodja.
(c) Zobov.
(d) Kolac.

8. What is Jovo's profession in the story of Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) He is an apothecary.
(b) He is a butcher.
(c) He is a greengrocer.
(d) He is a blacksmith.

9. How old is the bride that Luka is tricked into marrying in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 32.
(d) 13.

10. What is the name of the zoo's beloved elephant that drops dead in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
(a) Luka.
(b) Sonja.
(c) Amana.
(d) Ori.

11. The narrator describes Darisa the Bear's father as being renowned in what profession in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
(a) Oncology.
(b) Butchering.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Neurology.

12. Who obtains a potion from the apothecary and takes it to the tiger's wife in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) Marko.
(b) Natalia's grandfather.
(c) Luka.
(d) Mother Vera.

13. How old is Marko Parovic described in the beginning of Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) 59.
(b) 39.
(c) 77.
(d) 63.

14. Where does Fra Antun describe Arlo going camping in the year before the war with several boys in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"?
(a) Marhan.
(b) Verimovo.
(c) Bogomoljka.
(d) Kolac.

15. What lifelong illness did Darisa the Bear's sister suffer from?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Paralysis.
(d) Psychotic blindness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Arlo's body found after he was killed?

2. How old is Natalia's grandfather in the story about the arrival of Darisa the Bear in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

3. How much younger was Darisa the Bear than his sister who suffered from a lifelong illness?

4. Who is implied to be the "mora" that takes the offerings from the crossroads in Chapter 13: "The River"?

5. How old was Arlo the year before the war started, according to Fra Antun in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"?

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