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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. Where does Natalia's grandmother tell her that the funeral will be for Natalia's grandfather in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Zobov.
(b) Strmina.
(c) Verimovo.
(d) Zdrevkov.

2. Who does Zora insult in her first year of medical school by saying to him, "Don't be so fucking provincial," according to the narrator in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) The Dean of the University.
(b) The Chair of Genetics.
(c) The President of the University.
(d) Mika the Cleaver.

3. In Chapter 1: "The Coast," the narrator says that "to welcome the newly loosed spirit [of the dead], the living will not clean, will not wash or tidy, will not remove the soul’s belongings for" how many days?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

4. What river is described by the citadel where the tiger was caged in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) The Nile River.
(b) The Volga River.
(c) The Danube River.
(d) The Colorado River.

5. How does Fra Antun say he was related to Arlo in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"?
(a) Arlo was his father.
(b) Arlo was his cousin.
(c) Arlo was his son.
(d) Arlo was his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Natalia stop for candy on her way back to the orphanage from Zdrevkov in Chapter 8: "The Heart"?

2. The cannonball that is wedged into the orphanage wall is said to be from what kind of ship in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

3. How does Darisa's father die in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

4. What is the name of the digger that Natalia follows at the dig site and speaks with in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

5. Natalia and Zora's skull replicas are taken by customs at the border by what river valley in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

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