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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. 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 Summer Solstice.
(d) During the new moon.

2. How old is the bride that Luka is tricked into marrying in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) 32.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

3. 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.

4. 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) Bogomoljka.
(d) Verimovo.

5. Where does Natalia describe Zora calling her "in a panic at all hours of the night" in the Epilogue?
(a) The Genetics Institute in Paris.
(b) The Neurology Institute in Zurich.
(c) The Pediatric Surgery Institute of Madrid.
(d) The Oncology Institute of Bavaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 7: "The Butcher" refers to a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event?

2. What is the name of the merchant's daughter that Luka plans to marry in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?

3. The narrator says of Luka's father in Chapter 7: "The Butcher" that he had amassed an impressive collection of what kind of artifacts?

4. How is Darisa the Bear's appearance described in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

5. What is the name that the apothecary had been abandoned with at the orphanage, according to the story in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Natalia say that her grandfather was unhappy at the arrival of Darisa in Galina in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

6. Where does Natalia's grandfather describe going on the night he last met the Deathless Man in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

7. How does Natalia describe her grandfather's legacy amongst his peers in the novel's Epilogue?

8. How is Darisa's childhood and young adulthood described in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

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

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

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