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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. How old was Arlo the year before the war started, according to Fra Antun in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 20.
(d) 19.

2. The narrator says of Luka's father in Chapter 7: "The Butcher" that he had amassed an impressive collection of what kind of artifacts?
(a) Ottoman war artifacts.
(b) Egyptian artifacts.
(c) Franco-Prussian War artifacts.
(d) World War II artifacts.

3. In what suburb of Sarobor does Natalia's grandfather describe treating some wounded soldiers in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
(a) Vrgovac.
(b) Marhan.
(c) Verimovo.
(d) Bogomoljka.

4. What was the name of Luka's mother?
(a) Lidia.
(b) Zora.
(c) Barba.
(d) Nada.

5. Who killed the fabled wolf of Kolovac, according to the narrator in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
(a) Barba Ivan.
(b) Hassan Effendi.
(c) Vuk Sivic.
(d) Khasim Aga.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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

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

4. The Deathless Man reveals to Natalia's grandfather that the woman he loved was once what, in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

5. Who does Natalia say told her about "mountain spirits" that lure lost travelers into their midst, in Chapter 13: "The River"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mission does Natalia accept during the diggers' ceremony in Chapter 8: "The Heart"? Why does she undertake this mission?

2. What does Natalia theorize about Luka's death in the Epilogue? How does she explain the villagers' obsession with the legends of the tiger's wife?

3. What is Natalia asked to promise in the conclusion of Chapter 13: "The River"? What is her response?

4. How did the apothecary and Blind Orlo make a living, according to the narrator in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

5. How would you describe Darisa's attempts at apprehending the tiger in Chapter 9: "The Bear"? What occurs when Darisa is leaving town?

6. What does Natalia anticipate happening when she keeps vigil overnight in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"? What does she encounter at this setting?

7. Where did the apothecary go after Blind Orlo's death, according to the narrator in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"? How is his life described in this setting?

8. What information leads Luka to return to Galina in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"? What is Luka's objective in returning?

9. How does Natalia justify her immersion into the story of Luka's back-story in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"? What does this justification indicate about Natalia?

10. Who does Luka intend to marry in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"? How would you describe the basis of Luka's relationship with his fiancee?

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