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

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

3. What is the name of Natalia's teacher when she is fourteen in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Hassan Effendi.
(c) Dominic Lazlo.
(d) M. Dobravka.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ori when Natalia meets him in Chapter 2: "The War"?

2. How many days did it take the clinic staff where Natalia's grandfather died to contact Natalia's grandmother and inform her of his death in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

3. What is the name of the digger's son that Natalia tries to get sent home from the site because he has fever in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

4. In what year does Natalia's grandfather say he met Natalia's grandmother in Chapter 2: "The War"?

5. How old does Natalia describe herself in her earliest memory of going to the zoo with her grandfather in the novel's Prologue?

(see the answer key)

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