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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. 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 toucan hat.
(c) A giraffe hat.
(d) A tiger hat.

2. Who is described as helping Luka's fiancee escape to be with the man she loves instead of marrying Luka in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) The apothecary.
(b) Mother Vera.
(c) The tiger's wife.
(d) Barba Ivan.

3. How did the apothecary die, according to Marko's story in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) He was stabbed by his wife.
(b) He was hung.
(c) He jumped off a bridge.
(d) He shot himself.

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

5. What word from Chapter 7: "The Butcher" refers to a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event?
(a) Preconception.
(b) Exultation.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Premonition.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What have Marko Parovic's grandchildren recently bought him in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

3. What is the name of the giant Welsh rabbit described at the zoo in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

4. The abandoned village that Natalia follows the man from the crossroads to in Chapter 13: "The River" was supposedly abandoned after what war?

5. The narrator says in Chapter 9: "The Bear," "That is the truth about Darisa: the man was" what "at heart"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the legend of Darisa the Bear's death as revealed in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"? Who discovered Darisa's remains?

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

3. What is revealed of the apothecary's childhood and early adulthood in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

4. How does Natalia describe the apothecary's death in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"? Why is this significant?

5. What does Gavran Gaile say about the suddenness of death in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

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

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

8. How does Natalia describe the contents of her grandfather's bag in the Epilogue? When was the bag opened?

9. What does Natalia comment about the outcome of the story of the tiger's wife in the novel's Epilogue?

10. Who is the man that Natalia follows into the abandoned village in Chapter 13: "The River"? What clues in the chapter indicate his identity?

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