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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jovo's profession in the story of Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) He is an apothecary.
(b) He is a butcher.
(c) He is a blacksmith.
(d) He is a greengrocer.

2. Where does Natalia describe Zora calling her "in a panic at all hours of the night" in the Epilogue?
(a) The Oncology Institute of Bavaria.
(b) The Genetics Institute in Paris.
(c) The Neurology Institute in Zurich.
(d) The Pediatric Surgery Institute of Madrid.

3. What is the name of the merchant's daughter that Luka plans to marry in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) Lidia.
(b) Ori.
(c) Amana.
(d) Nada.

4. What single word is written on the last page of The Jungle Book that Natalia describes in her grandfather's pocket in the Epilogue?
(a) Peace.
(b) Remember.
(c) Love.
(d) Galina.

5. For how many days did Natalia's grandfather's bag sit on the hall table before it was opened by Natalia's grandmother, according to the narrator in the Epilogue?
(a) 45 days.
(b) 20 days.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 10 days.

6. How does Marco Parovic describe the apothecary's appearance in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) Dignified but very ugly.
(b) Lion-like.
(c) Tall and regal.
(d) Handsome but suspicious-looking.

7. Who is the first taxidermist that Darisa apprentices with in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
(a) Khasim Aga.
(b) Mr. Bogdan Dankov.
(c) Hassan Effendi.
(d) Dominic Lazlo.

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

9. What is the body of Dure's cousin buried within, in Chapter 8: "The Heart"?
(a) A plastic bag.
(b) A coffin.
(c) A small boat.
(d) A suitcase.

10. Natalia agrees to bury the remains of Dure's cousin at the crossroads on the condition that he do what the next day in Chapter 8: "The Heart"?
(a) Turn himself into the police.
(b) Join the war efforts.
(c) Return to Russia.
(d) Send his family to the clinic.

11. The narrator says in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary" that Marko Parovic will not talk about Darisa the Bear at all without enlisting encouragement from what?
(a) His grandchildren.
(b) Several bottles of scotch.
(c) A few cigars.
(d) Several glasses of rakija.

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

13. How old is Natalia's grandfather in the story about the arrival of Darisa the Bear in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

14. In what suburb of Sarobor does Natalia's grandfather describe treating some wounded soldiers in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
(a) Bogomoljka.
(b) Verimovo.
(c) Vrgovac.
(d) Marhan.

15. The narrator describes Darisa the Bear's father as being renowned in what profession in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
(a) Butchering.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Oncology.
(d) Neurology.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old does the narrator say Darisa was when he first witnessed one of his sister's attacks in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

3. How did the apothecary die, according to Marko's story in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

4. Where does Fra Antun describe Arlo going camping in the year before the war with several boys in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"?

5. What does the tiger at the zoo begin compulsively doing in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

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