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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 is Luka when he leaves home to pursue life as a musician in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) 12.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

2. 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) Hassan Effendi.
(b) Bogdan Dankov.
(c) Mehmet Aga.
(d) Khasim Aga.

3. How does Marco Parovic describe the apothecary's appearance in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) Lion-like.
(b) Dignified but very ugly.
(c) Tall and regal.
(d) Handsome but suspicious-looking.

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

5. For how many years did the apothecary spend with the hajduks before the band was largely killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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"?

3. In Marco Parovic's story of Darisa the Bear in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary," he describes Darisa awakening to find the tiger eating what?

4. In what suburb of Sarobor does Natalia's grandfather describe treating some wounded soldiers in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Natalia learn from Fra Antun during their journey in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"? How is this information significant to the novel's plot?

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

3. How is the character of Luka depicted during his childhood and young adulthood in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?

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

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

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

7. What do Natalia's grandfather and Gavran Gaile do when they meet in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"? What is revealed about Gavran's past?

8. What led the apothecary to attempt to help the tiger's wife, according to the narrator in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

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

10. 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?

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