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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. In what month does Natalia say she walked out with the nurses on strike in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) June.
(b) September.
(c) January.
(d) March.

2. Who is the man that specializes in producing plastic replicas of human parts and sells them on the black market to dentists, orthopedists, and surgeons during the trade embargo in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Dominic Lazlo.
(b) Avgustin.
(c) Luka.
(d) Tamsin.

3. Where does Natalia describe her grandfather's summer lake house in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Zvocana.
(b) Zobov.
(c) Verimovo.
(d) Zdrevkov.

4. The cannonball that is wedged into the orphanage wall is said to be from what kind of ship in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) A French ship.
(b) A British ship.
(c) A German ship.
(d) A Venetian ship.

5. What is the name of the midwife that took in Natalia's grandfather when he was orphaned as a child?
(a) Fra Antun.
(b) Mother Vera.
(c) M. Dobravka.
(d) Nada Ivan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Natalia say "without declaration or warning, German bombs started falling on the city and did not stop for three days" in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?

2. What is the response that Natalia gives her grandfather when he asks why she wanted to become a doctor in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

3. Where does Natalia describe a college student firebombing a zoo concession stand in Chapter 2: "The War"?

4. As Natalia sits at the orphanage, she can see the lights of what town across the bay in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

5. What does Natalia say caused the fire in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss the ethnic tensions that are seen in The Tiger's Wife. What do these tensions tell you about the setting and characters in the story?

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. What is the outcome of the bet between Gavran Gaile and Natalia's grandfather in his story of the Deathless Man in Chapter 2: "The War"?

6. 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"?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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