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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: “The Apothecary”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old are the two boys that appear sick and are working along with the diggers in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) About nine.
(b) About fourteen.
(c) About six.
(d) About thirteen.

3. Natalia's grandfather tells her in Chapter 6: "The Fire," "When men die, they die in fear. They take everything they need from you, and as a doctor it is your job to give it, to comfort them, to hold their hand. But children die how they have been living—in" what?
(a) Peace.
(b) Hope.
(c) Naivety.
(d) Fear.

4. Where was the apothecary found wandering the ruins as a ten-year-old boy in the story from Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) A butcher shop.
(b) A zoo.
(c) A monastery.
(d) A government office.

5. Where does Fra Antun describe Arlo going camping in the year before the war with several boys in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"?
(a) Verimovo.
(b) Kolac.
(c) Marhan.
(d) Bogomoljka.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does the narrator say Darisa was when he first witnessed one of his sister's attacks in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

2. Natalia says in Chapter 6: "The Fire" that her family had spent every summer at their summer lake house until she was how old?

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

4. How old was Natalia when she describes the bombings on the city in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

5. What does Natalia say caused the fire in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

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