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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the woman from the clinic tell Natalia that Dejana is currently when she calls from the bar in Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Italy.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Israel.
(d) France.

2. Where is Natalia working on a goodwill mission to inoculate the children at an orphanage in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Brejevina.
(b) Verimovo.
(c) Zobov.
(d) Zdrevkov.

3. What is the name of Natalia's teacher when she is fourteen in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Hassan Effendi.
(b) Dominic Lazlo.
(c) M. Dobravka.
(d) Magdalena.

4. What is the name of the digger's son that Natalia tries to get sent home from the site because he has fever in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Marko.
(b) Branko.
(c) Dubi.
(d) Ori.

5. The skull replicas that Natalia and Zora travel to buy on the black market during medical school are described as replicas of a magician from the 1940s named what?
(a) The Magical and Extraordinary Dubi.
(b) The Magnificent Fedrizzi.
(c) The Masterful Ori.
(d) The Great Branko.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Natalia describe her grandfather's summer lake house in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

2. What is the name of the monk's father that hosts Natalia and Zora in his and his wife's home in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

3. As Natalia sits at the orphanage, she can see the lights of what town across the bay in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

4. How many days did it take the clinic staff where Natalia's grandfather died to contact Natalia's grandmother and inform her of his death in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

5. Lake Verimovo is described in Chapter 6: "The Fire" as being fed by what river?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gavran Gaile describe his supernatural abilities in Chapter 6: "The Fire"? How did he attain these abilities?

2. What is symbolized by Natalia's grandfather's ritual visits to the zoo in the Prologue and Chapter 1: "The Coast"? How does this tradition play into the novel's themes?

3. What incident involving being detained by customs officers at the border does Natalia describe in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

4. What information does Natalia learn about her grandfather's death from the barkeeper in Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

5. Discuss the setting of the novel. Where is the story set? What clues in the narrative indicate the setting? What time period does the story take place in?

6. What interrupts Natalia and Zora as they go about fulfilling their mission in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

7. How does the grandfather's story about the Deathless Man begin in Chapter 2: "The War"? Where is the story set?

8. What discussion takes place in Chapter 6: "The Fire" between Natalia and her grandfather when he asks what she will choose to specialize in?

9. How does Natalia describe the hunt for the tiger that involved Luka in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"? What themes does this story evoke?

10. Why are the diggers digging in the vineyard in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"? How does the objective of the diggers relate to the novel's themes?

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