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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: “The Diggers” and Chapter 4: “The Tiger”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the midwife that took in Natalia's grandfather when he was orphaned as a child?
(a) Mother Vera.
(b) Fra Antun.
(c) Nada Ivan.
(d) M. Dobravka.

2. What is the name of Barba Ivan's wife in the novel?
(a) Lidia.
(b) Amana.
(c) Nada.
(d) Magdalena.

3. When Natalia's grandfather was shown the scans by his friend at the Military Academy of Medicine that indicated his illness, he had said, "You go looking for a gnat and you find" what?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A dragon.
(c) A gaping hole.
(d) A tiger.

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

5. What is the name of the digger that is described as a welder to Natalia in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Ori.
(b) Branko.
(c) Marko.
(d) Dubi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Natalia's mother teach at the University in Chapter 2: "The War"?

2. During wartime, the Administration implements a curfew and mandatory lights-out at what time, according to Natalia in Chapter 2: "The War"?

3. During wartime, how are the students' classrooms rearranged at Natalia's school in Chapter 2: "The War"?

4. Where does Natalia's grandmother tell her that the funeral will be for Natalia's grandfather in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

5. Where does the tiger find himself at an abandoned market "two blocks up from where my grandfather and my grandma would buy their first apartment fifteen years later," according to Natalia in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?

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