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

2. 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) A few cigars.
(c) Several glasses of rakija.
(d) Several bottles of scotch.

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

4. 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"?
(a) A toucan hat.
(b) A tiger hat.
(c) A giraffe hat.
(d) An elephant hat.

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

6. What does Dure use as a "metaphorical heart" in the ritual in Chapter 8: "The Heart"?
(a) A rag.
(b) A stone.
(c) An apple.
(d) A skull.

7. Where was the apothecary found wandering the ruins as a ten-year-old boy in the story from Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) A government office.
(b) A zoo.
(c) A monastery.
(d) A butcher shop.

8. What is the name that the apothecary had been abandoned with at the orphanage, according to the story in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) Vuk Sivic.
(b) Kasim Suleimanovic.
(c) Hassan Effendi.
(d) Bogdan Dankov.

9. Where does Luka go in order to pursue life as a musician in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) Vrgovac.
(b) Zobov.
(c) Sarobor.
(d) Brejevina.

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

11. What word used in the Epilogue means lasting a very short time, or transitory?
(a) Mesmerizing.
(b) Catatonic.
(c) Enduring.
(d) Ephemeral.

12. What is the name of the giant Welsh rabbit described at the zoo in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
(a) Branko.
(b) Amana.
(c) Nikodemus.
(d) Marko.

13. 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) Love.
(b) Galina.
(c) Peace.
(d) Remember.

14. For how many years did the apothecary spend with the hajduks before the band was largely killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

15. How many miles did Natalia's grandfather travel to reach Zdrevkov before his death, according to the narrator in the Epilogue?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 400 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 200 miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the first taxidermist that Darisa apprentices with in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

4. Who is the town herbalist that sends off for a "miracle worker" physician to see to Luka's fiancee when she becomes ill in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?

5. What was the name of Darisa the Bear's sister who had a lifelong illness?

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