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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who killed the fabled wolf of Kolovac, according to the narrator in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
(a) Hassan Effendi.
(b) Vuk Sivic.
(c) Khasim Aga.
(d) Barba Ivan.

2. What is the body of Dure's cousin buried within, in Chapter 8: "The Heart"?
(a) A plastic bag.
(b) A small boat.
(c) A coffin.
(d) A suitcase.

3. Where does Natalia say her grandfather's tiger still lives in the conclusion of the Epilogue?
(a) In an orphanage in Brejevina.
(b) In the hearts of her children.
(c) In a clinic in Zdrevkov.
(d) In a cave by a glade over Galina.

4. What have Marko Parovic's grandchildren recently bought him in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) A car.
(b) A lawnmower.
(c) A dishwasher.
(d) A wheelchair.

5. Natalia describes paintings of what animal that filled the home in the abandoned village in the Epilogue?
(a) The snake.
(b) The tiger.
(c) Sasha.
(d) Bis.

6. Natalia describes a huge tree outside her grandfather's village on the bank of a stream that leads down from what river in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) The Indiri River.
(b) The Galinica River.
(c) The Nile River.
(d) The Klamath River.

7. The hajduk band that the apothecary spent much of his youth with eventually fell to a band of what, according to the narrator in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) British soldiers.
(b) Egyptian soldiers.
(c) Magyar bounty hunters.
(d) Roman invaders.

8. What does the word "apothecary" mean?
(a) A beautician.
(b) A midwife.
(c) A taxidermist.
(d) A pharmacist.

9. Where does Natalia describe Zora calling her "in a panic at all hours of the night" in the Epilogue?
(a) The Pediatric Surgery Institute of Madrid.
(b) The Oncology Institute of Bavaria.
(c) The Neurology Institute in Zurich.
(d) The Genetics Institute in Paris.

10. What is the name that was given to the apothecary by the hajduks when he was ten years old?
(a) Branko.
(b) Nenad.
(c) Luka.
(d) Ori.

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

12. Who is the killer of Shere Khan in The Jungle Book, according to the narrator in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) Vuk.
(b) Ori.
(c) Mowgli.
(d) Luka.

13. What is the name of the merchant whose daughter Luka befriends and plans to marry in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) Hassan Effendi.
(b) Dominic Lazlo.
(c) Barba Ivan.
(d) Dr. Srdjan.

14. Who is depicted on the shrine at the crossroads that Fra Antun leads Natalia to?
(a) The Buddha.
(b) Muhammad.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) Jesus Christ.

15. Where was Natalia's mother raised?
(a) Sarobor.
(b) Bogomoljka.
(c) Vrgovac.
(d) Galina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What four-o'clock television show does Natalia describe watching with her grandfather for years in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

2. Natalia says in the Epilogue, "When you ask the people of Galina today: 'Why don’t you let your children out after dark?' their answers are" what?

3. The Deathless Man reveals to Natalia's grandfather that the woman he loved was once what, in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

4. The man that Natalia follows into the abandoned village in Chapter 13: "The River" tells her there has been a mora for how long?

5. How old is Luka when he leaves home to pursue life as a musician in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?

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