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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the song that Luka hears on the radio and recognizes as his own in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) Growing Up Different.
(b) The Tiger's Wife.
(c) The Enchantress.
(d) My True Love.

2. Who was the surviving hajduk that the apothecary stayed with after the rest of the band was killed?
(a) Blind Orlo.
(b) Dominic Lazlo.
(c) Nada Ivan.
(d) Mica the Cleaver.

3. Who is described by the gossipers of the town as "a thief of music" in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) Branko.
(b) Ori.
(c) Vuk.
(d) Dure.

4. Natalia describes paintings of what animal that filled the home in the abandoned village in the Epilogue?
(a) Bis.
(b) The tiger.
(c) Sasha.
(d) The snake.

5. Hajduks were romanticized bandits that fought the rule of whom historically?
(a) The British Empire.
(b) The Roman Empire.
(c) The Ottoman Turks.
(d) The Egyptians.

6. Who is the killer of Shere Khan in The Jungle Book, according to the narrator in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) Vuk.
(b) Ori.
(c) Mowgli.
(d) Luka.

7. How old was Arlo the year before the war started, according to Fra Antun in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"?
(a) 20.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

8. The Deathless Man tells Natalia's grandfather in Chapter 11: "The Bombing," "Believe me, Doctor, if your life ends in suddenness you will be" what?
(a) Glad it did.
(b) Utterly miserable.
(c) Weighted with burden.
(d) Surprised.

9. How does Fra Antun say he was related to Arlo in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"?
(a) Arlo was his son.
(b) Arlo was his father.
(c) Arlo was his brother.
(d) Arlo was his cousin.

10. Of the Deathless Man, Natalia says in the Epilogue, "According to my grandfather's descriptions, he is a young man at" how old?
(a) Ninety-five.
(b) Fifty-five.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) Sixty.

11. The man that Natalia follows into the abandoned village in Chapter 13: "The River" tells her there has been a mora for how long?
(a) Less than forty years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Over a hundred years.
(d) Less than five years.

12. What was the name of Luka's mother?
(a) Lidia.
(b) Barba.
(c) Nada.
(d) Zora.

13. How old is Marko Parovic described in the beginning of Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) 77.
(b) 59.
(c) 39.
(d) 63.

14. What have Marko Parovic's grandchildren recently bought him in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) A wheelchair.
(b) A dishwasher.
(c) A car.
(d) A lawnmower.

15. Natalia says in Chapter 7: "The Butcher," "My grandfather did not know any of these things, but the other villagers knew, without having to talk about it, that Luka was" what?
(a) A batterer.
(b) A murderer.
(c) An infidel.
(d) An alien.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Luka as he returns from the mountain carrying the fallen blacksmith's gun in the beginning of Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?

2. What does Darisa the Bear sell when he comes to Galina each year?

3. Who is implied to be the "mora" that takes the offerings from the crossroads in Chapter 13: "The River"?

4. Where does Luka go in order to pursue life as a musician in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?

5. Where does Natalia say her grandfather's tiger still lives in the conclusion of the Epilogue?

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