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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator in Chapter 6: "The Fire" describes the City's greatest doctors convening on the patio of what restaurant in Old Town every Sunday afternoon, even during the war?
(a) Dobravka's restaurant.
(b) Lazlo's restaurant.
(c) Srdjan's restaurant.
(d) Banevic's restaurant.

2. What word from Chapter 6: "The Fire" refers to doctors who specialize in working on the kidney?
(a) Nephrologists.
(b) Oncologist.
(c) Neurologists.
(d) Cardiologists.

3. How long ago does Barba Ivan say the diggers arrived on his doorstep in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) A month ago.
(b) A year ago.
(c) Two weeks ago.
(d) A week ago.

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

5. When Natalia's grandfather was shown the scans by his friend at the Military Academy of Medicine that indicated his illness, he had said, "You go looking for a gnat and you find" what?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A gaping hole.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A tiger.

6. Where does Natalia describe her grandfather's summer lake house in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Verimovo.
(b) Zdrevkov.
(c) Zvocana.
(d) Zobov.

7. Who is the Franciscan monk that runs the monastery and is Natalia and Zora's contact in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) Fra Antun.
(b) Barba Ivan.
(c) Fra Parso.
(d) Dominic Lazlo.

8. What does Natalia respond when her grandfather asks what she might specialize in when she is in medical school in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Gynecology.
(b) Facial reconstruction.
(c) Pediatric surgery.
(d) Neurology.

9. What kind of Balkan brandy is described as sitting about on the floor of Barba Ivan's home in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
(a) Fernet.
(b) Rakija.
(c) Schnapps.
(d) Krambambula.

10. What is the name of the neighbor to Natalia's family's summer lake home in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Luka.
(b) Slavko.
(c) Avgustin.
(d) Branko.

11. Who does Natalia say shot himself while trying to reload his gun to shoot the tiger in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) The butcher.
(b) The judge.
(c) The blacksmith.
(d) The apothecary.

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

13. 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) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

14. Natalia and Zora's skull replicas are taken by customs at the border by what river valley in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) The Nile River Valley.
(b) The Grava River Valley.
(c) The Veleka River Valley.
(d) The Buzau River Valley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are the two boys that appear sick and are working along with the diggers in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

2. How is Barba Ivan's boat described in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

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"?

4. The cannonball that is wedged into the orphanage wall is said to be from what kind of ship in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

5. How many children does Natalia say her grandparents lost in stillbirth in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

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