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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: “The Fire”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Natalia describe as always being in her grandfather's breast pocket in the Prologue?
(a) Aesop's Fables.
(b) The Jungle Book.
(c) The Stranger.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

2. How far does Fra Antun tell Natalia that Zdrevkov is from the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) An hour's drive.
(b) Three hours' drive.
(c) A twenty-minute drive.
(d) Two hours' drive.

3. Where did the Administration take out the airplane factory and airstrip six months before the war broke out, according to Natalia in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Marhan.
(b) Zobov.
(c) Zdrevkov.
(d) Vojvodja.

4. By what name does Natalia call her grandmother when they speak on the phone in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Bako.
(b) Kutzi.
(c) Mame.
(d) Mima.

5. What is the name of the midwife that took in Natalia's grandfather when he was orphaned as a child?
(a) M. Dobravka.
(b) Mother Vera.
(c) Nada Ivan.
(d) Fra Antun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Natalia describe a college student firebombing a zoo concession stand in Chapter 2: "The War"?

2. Natalia describes Barba Ivan as how old "if he was a day" in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

3. Where does Natalia describe her grandfather's summer lake house in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

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

5. What intern does Natalia's grandfather describe as a "brilliant little Hungarian fellow who has paid a lot of money to study at our University, and who doesn’t speak a word of the language" in Chapter 2: "The War"?

(see the answer key)

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