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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 is described by the gossipers of the town as "a thief of music" in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) Branko.
(b) Ori.
(c) Dure.
(d) Vuk.

2. Where does Natalia describe a college student firebombing a zoo concession stand in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Zobov.
(b) Brejevina.
(c) Zdrevkov.
(d) Vojvodja.

3. What does the word "apothecary" mean?
(a) A taxidermist.
(b) A pharmacist.
(c) A midwife.
(d) A beautician.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary" that Marko Parovic will not talk about Darisa the Bear at all without enlisting encouragement from what?
(a) A few cigars.
(b) His grandchildren.
(c) Several glasses of rakija.
(d) Several bottles of scotch.

5. During wartime, the Administration implements a curfew and mandatory lights-out at what time, according to Natalia in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) 8:00 p.m.
(b) 11:00 p.m.
(c) 9:00 p.m.
(d) 10:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man that specializes in producing plastic replicas of human parts and sells them on the black market to dentists, orthopedists, and surgeons during the trade embargo in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

2. What is the name of the town butcher in Galina in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?

3. The skull replicas that Natalia and Zora travel to buy on the black market during medical school are described as replicas of a magician from the 1940s named what?

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

5. By what name does Natalia refer to the "obese technical student... who prepared cadavers" at the medical school in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

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