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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the first taxidermist that Darisa apprentices with in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
(a) Dominic Lazlo.
(b) Hassan Effendi.
(c) Mr. Bogdan Dankov.
(d) Khasim Aga.

3. 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?
(a) Emotional and pleading.
(b) Cold and sarcastic.
(c) Hostile and embarrassed.
(d) Vague and uncomfortable.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 9: "The Bear," "That is the truth about Darisa: the man was" what "at heart"?
(a) A butcher.
(b) Confused.
(c) Evil.
(d) A taxidermist.

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

6. The abandoned village that Natalia follows the man from the crossroads to in Chapter 13: "The River" was supposedly abandoned after what war?
(a) World War II.
(b) The War of the Polish Succession.
(c) The Friso-Drentic War.
(d) World War I.

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

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

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

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

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 forty years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Less than five years.

12. What single word is written on the last page of The Jungle Book that Natalia describes in her grandfather's pocket in the Epilogue?
(a) Galina.
(b) Remember.
(c) Love.
(d) Peace.

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

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

15. How old was Natalia when she describes the bombings on the city in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
(a) 22.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lifelong illness did Darisa the Bear's sister suffer from?

2. How old is Marko Parovic described in the beginning of Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

3. In what suburb of Sarobor does Natalia's grandfather describe treating some wounded soldiers in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

4. Who is described as helping Luka's fiancee escape to be with the man she loves instead of marrying Luka in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?

5. Who obtains a potion from the apothecary and takes it to the tiger's wife in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

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