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

2. What contraband "gift" does Natalia's teacher bring to the class to dissect in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) A heart.
(b) A pig fetus.
(c) A bullfrog.
(d) A pair of lungs.

3. Who are the many portraits of that line the monastery and are found throughout the village in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Bis.
(b) Barba Ivan.
(c) Nada Ivan.
(d) Fra Antun.

4. During wartime, how are the students' classrooms rearranged at Natalia's school in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) The school rooms are all moved to the basement.
(b) The school rooms are all moved to the roof.
(c) The younger students are moved to the upper floors.
(d) The older students are moved to the upper floors.

5. Where does Natalia describe a college student firebombing a zoo concession stand in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Zdrevkov.
(b) Brejevina.
(c) Vojvodja.
(d) Zobov.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is it when Natalia describes her earliest memory of going to the zoo with her grandfather in the Prologue?

2. What animal that was rescued from a circus does Natalia's grandfather take her to see at midnight when she is sixteen in Chapter 2: "The War"?

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

4. What is the name of the digger's son that Natalia tries to get sent home from the site because he has fever in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gavran Gaile describe his supernatural abilities in Chapter 6: "The Fire"? How did he attain these abilities?

2. What is the significance of the novel The Jungle Book in The Tiger's Wife? Who carries this book?

3. How does Natalia describe her visit with her grandfather to Verimovo in Chapter 6: "The Fire"? Where did they go there?

4. What are there portraits of all over the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"? What do these portraits signify?

5. What causes the diggers to become frightened when Natalia first appears to them in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

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

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

8. What incident involving being detained by customs officers at the border does Natalia describe in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

9. How does Fra Antun describe the objective of the diggers in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

10. Describe the author's language style in The Tiger's Wife. How would you describe the wording and stylistic devices used in the Prologue and Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

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