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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area near the crossroads does Fra Antun insist that Natalia stay when she insists on staying overnight in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"?
(a) The cave.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) The meadow.
(d) The vineyard.

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

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

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

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

6. What kind of hat does Natalia describe Zora wearing as she stood in solidarity with the people guarding the zoo in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
(a) An elephant hat.
(b) A tiger hat.
(c) A giraffe hat.
(d) A toucan hat.

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

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

9. 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 street musician.
(c) A doctor's wife.
(d) A butcher's wife.

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

11. Where was Arlo's body found after he was killed?
(a) In a prison.
(b) In a minefield.
(c) In a dumpster.
(d) In a hospital.

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

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

14. How is Darisa the Bear's appearance described in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
(a) Tall and hairy.
(b) Short and bearded.
(c) Tall and thin.
(d) Short and smooth-faced.

15. How old is Natalia's grandfather in the story about the arrival of Darisa the Bear in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
(a) 9.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Luka born?

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

3. How does Marco Parovic describe the apothecary's appearance in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

4. 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?

5. Natalia realizes as the follows the man from the crossroads that he must be headed to a village that who had told her about in Chapter 13: "The River"?

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