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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: “The Crossroads” and Chapter 11: “The Bombing”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much younger was Darisa the Bear than his sister who suffered from a lifelong illness?
(a) 5 years younger.
(b) 7 years younger.
(c) 3 years younger.
(d) 2 years younger.

2. The narrator says in Chapter 9: "The Bear," "That is the truth about Darisa: the man was" what "at heart"?
(a) Confused.
(b) A taxidermist.
(c) A butcher.
(d) Evil.

3. What is the name of the monk's father that hosts Natalia and Zora in his and his wife's home in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Barba Ivan.
(b) Bogdan Dankov.
(c) Hassan Effendi.
(d) Dominic Lazlo.

4. 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) 40.
(d) 30.

5. What is the name of the digger that Natalia follows at the dig site and speaks with in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Dure.
(b) Branko.
(c) Dominic.
(d) Ori.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of hat does Natalia describe Zora wearing as she stood in solidarity with the people guarding the zoo in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

3. Who is the Franciscan monk that runs the monastery and is Natalia and Zora's contact in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

4. The narrator says of Luka's father in Chapter 7: "The Butcher" that he had amassed an impressive collection of what kind of artifacts?

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

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