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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) A taxidermist.
(d) Evil.

2. What is the name of the song that Luka hears on the radio and recognizes as his own in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) My True Love.
(b) Growing Up Different.
(c) The Enchantress.
(d) The Tiger's Wife.

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

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

5. 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) Roman invaders.
(b) Egyptian soldiers.
(c) Magyar bounty hunters.
(d) British soldiers.

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

7. What does Darisa the Bear sell when he comes to Galina each year?
(a) Arrows.
(b) Books.
(c) Silk.
(d) Furs.

8. 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) Less than five years.
(b) Over a hundred years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Less than forty years.

9. 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.

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

11. What is the name of the merchant's daughter that Luka plans to marry in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) Amana.
(b) Nada.
(c) Lidia.
(d) Ori.

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

13. Who was the Turkish captain that sabered the young apothecary and almost impaled him in the narrator's story from Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) Bogdan Dankov.
(b) Hassan Effendi.
(c) Khasim Aga.
(d) Mehmet Aga.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "apothecary" mean?

2. Who is the first taxidermist that Darisa apprentices with in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

3. Where was the apothecary found wandering the ruins as a ten-year-old boy in the story from Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

4. Where was Arlo's body found after he was killed?

5. Who is depicted on the shrine at the crossroads that Fra Antun leads Natalia to?

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