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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Marshall is said to have taken ill while en route to a conference in what city in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Vojvodja.
(b) Zdrevkov.
(c) Vrgovac.
(d) Kalina.

2. What does Natalia describe drinking all night when her grandfather makes her stay home for the family Christmas party in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Apple cider.
(b) Cognac.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Scotch.

3. What intern does Natalia's grandfather describe as a "brilliant little Hungarian fellow who has paid a lot of money to study at our University, and who doesn’t speak a word of the language" in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Hassan Effendi.
(b) Dominic Lazlo.
(c) Bogdan Dankov.
(d) M. Dobravka.

4. Who comes to rescue Natalia and Zora when they are detained at the customs border in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Zora's grandfather.
(b) Natalia's mother.
(c) Zora's father.
(d) Natalia's grandfather.

5. How many children does Natalia say her grandparents lost in stillbirth in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is written on the plaque of the clinic in Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

2. What contraband "gift" does Natalia's teacher bring to the class to dissect in Chapter 2: "The War"?

3. Who is the Italian monk that is working with the children when Natalia and Zora arrive to administer their vaccines in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

4. Natalia says in Chapter 6: "The Fire" that her family had spent every summer at their summer lake house until she was how old?

5. Natalia's grandfather tells her in Chapter 6: "The Fire," "When men die, they die in fear. They take everything they need from you, and as a doctor it is your job to give it, to comfort them, to hold their hand. But children die how they have been living—in" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What discussion takes place in Chapter 6: "The Fire" between Natalia and her grandfather when he asks what she will choose to specialize in?

2. How does Natalia discover the location of Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"? Why is this location important to Natalia?

3. In Chapter 2: "The War," Natalia comments, "Everything necessary to understand my grandfather lies between two stories." What are these stories and what does Natalia mean by this comment?

4. How does Natalia describe the hunt for the tiger that involved Luka in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"? What themes does this story evoke?

5. How is the departure of Gavran Gaile described in Chapter 6: "The Fire"? What does he remind Natalia's grandfather of before he leaves?

6. How does the grandfather's story about the Deathless Man begin in Chapter 2: "The War"? Where is the story set?

7. What causes the argument between Natalia and Dure in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"? How does the conflict end?

8. How does Natalia explain the presence of a tiger in the hills above Galina in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"? Where did the tiger come from?

9. What interrupts Natalia and Zora as they go about fulfilling their mission in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

10. How does Natalia describe her grandfather's childhood in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"? Who raised Natalia's grandfather? Where did he grow up?

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