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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. In what month does Natalia say she walked out with the nurses on strike in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) January.
(b) March.
(c) September.
(d) June.

2. What contraband "gift" does Natalia's teacher bring to the class to dissect in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) A bullfrog.
(b) A pig fetus.
(c) A heart.
(d) A pair of lungs.

3. What mountain is described by the dig site in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Mount Albula.
(b) Mount Brejevina.
(c) Mount Kreuzeck.
(d) Mount Vesuvius.

4. During the war, Natalia describes a prominent engineer and his family surviving off the carcass of what escaped zoo animal in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) A bear.
(b) A lion.
(c) A zebra.
(d) A crocodile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago does Natalia say she was with her grandfather when he discovered his illness at the Military Academy of Medicine in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

2. By what name does Natalia call her grandmother when they speak on the phone in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

3. What season is it when Natalia describes her earliest memory of going to the zoo with her grandfather in the Prologue?

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

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

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