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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Natalia says in Chapter 7: "The Butcher," "My grandfather did not know any of these things, but the other villagers knew, without having to talk about it, that Luka was" what?
(a) An infidel.
(b) An alien.
(c) A batterer.
(d) A murderer.

2. When did Natalia return home with her grandfather's bag of belongings, according to the narrator in the Epilogue?
(a) Two days after his funeral.
(b) Two weeks after his funeral.
(c) On the morning of his funeral.
(d) The day before his funeral.

3. The narrator says of Luka's father in Chapter 7: "The Butcher" that he had amassed an impressive collection of what kind of artifacts?
(a) Franco-Prussian War artifacts.
(b) World War II artifacts.
(c) Egyptian artifacts.
(d) Ottoman war artifacts.

4. How many miles did Natalia's grandfather travel to reach Zdrevkov before his death, according to the narrator in the Epilogue?
(a) 400 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 200 miles.

5. The narrator says in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary" that Marko Parovic will not talk about Darisa the Bear at all without enlisting encouragement from what?
(a) Several bottles of scotch.
(b) A few cigars.
(c) Several glasses of rakija.
(d) His grandchildren.

6. How does Marco Parovic describe the apothecary's appearance in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) Handsome but suspicious-looking.
(b) Lion-like.
(c) Tall and regal.
(d) Dignified but very ugly.

7. Natalia comments in the Epilogue that she believes the people of Galina obsessed over the tiger's wife for what reason?
(a) To hold onto the past and the belief in magic.
(b) To avoid the reality of the impending war.
(c) To maintain peace and obedience from their children.
(d) To differentiate themselves from the machine age.

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

9. What does the tiger at the zoo begin compulsively doing in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
(a) Attacking the zookeepers.
(b) Eating its young.
(c) Eating itself.
(d) Breaking out of its cage.

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

11. The man that Natalia follows into the abandoned village in Chapter 13: "The River" tells her there has been a mora for how long?
(a) Over a hundred years.
(b) Less than five years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Less than forty years.

12. Who was the surviving hajduk that the apothecary stayed with after the rest of the band was killed?
(a) Dominic Lazlo.
(b) Nada Ivan.
(c) Mica the Cleaver.
(d) Blind Orlo.

13. What Ottoman dish of baked filled pastries made of phyllo dough is described in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
(a) Burek.
(b) Haggis.
(c) Paprika.
(d) Gyro.

14. The Deathless Man reveals to Natalia's grandfather that the woman he loved was once what, in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
(a) A midwife.
(b) A butcher's wife.
(c) A doctor's wife.
(d) A street musician.

15. 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) Dr. Srdjan.
(d) Barba Ivan.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many days did Natalia's grandfather's bag sit on the hall table before it was opened by Natalia's grandmother, according to the narrator in the Epilogue?

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. What was the name of Luka's father?

4. The narrator says in Chapter 9: "The Bear," "That is the truth about Darisa: the man was" what "at heart"?

5. How does Darisa's father die in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

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