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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word used in the Epilogue means lasting a very short time, or transitory?
(a) Ephemeral.
(b) Catatonic.
(c) Mesmerizing.
(d) Enduring.

2. Where was the apothecary found wandering the ruins as a ten-year-old boy in the story from Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) A butcher shop.
(b) A government office.
(c) A zoo.
(d) A monastery.

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

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

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

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

7. How much younger was Darisa the Bear than his sister who suffered from a lifelong illness?
(a) 2 years younger.
(b) 5 years younger.
(c) 7 years younger.
(d) 3 years younger.

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

9. 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.

10. 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) His grandchildren.
(b) A few cigars.
(c) Several bottles of scotch.
(d) Several glasses of rakija.

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

12. Of the Deathless Man, Natalia says in the Epilogue, "According to my grandfather's descriptions, he is a young man at" how old?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Ninety-five.
(d) Fifty-five.

13. 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 alien.
(b) A batterer.
(c) A murderer.
(d) An infidel.

14. Natalia comments in the Epilogue that in Galina, there is a strong stipulation against virgins crossing the pasture at what time?
(a) In December.
(b) During the new moon.
(c) During the Summer Solstice.
(d) During the full moon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Natalia look for but not find among her grandfather's belongings, as described in the Epilogue?

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 9: "The Bear," Darisa the Bear came to Galina once every year, right after what holiday?

3. Natalia agrees to bury the remains of Dure's cousin at the crossroads on the condition that he do what the next day in Chapter 8: "The Heart"?

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

5. What is the name that the apothecary had been abandoned with at the orphanage, according to the story in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

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