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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Natalia says in Chapter 2: "The War" that by the time she was what age, "the ritual of the tigers had become an annoyance"?
2. 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"?
3. What is the name of the twenty-one-year-old self-proclaimed gun-runner that Zora begins dating when she is fifteen in Chapter 2: "The War"?
4. 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"?
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 would you describe the change in the style of the narrative in the grandfather's story about the Deathless Man in Chapter 2: "The War"?
3. What interrupts Natalia and Zora as they go about fulfilling their mission in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
4. 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?
5. What are there portraits of all over the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"? What do these portraits signify?
6. Why are the diggers digging in the vineyard in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"? How does the objective of the diggers relate to the novel's themes?
7. How does Natalia describe the hunt for the tiger that involved Luka in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"? What themes does this story evoke?
8. Describe the narrative style of The Tiger's Wife. Is the story related from a first, second, or third-person point of view? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story?
9. How does Natalia describe her grandfather's reinvention of himself after the war in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
10. How is the departure of Gavran Gaile described in Chapter 6: "The Fire"? What does he remind Natalia's grandfather of before he leaves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the involvement of the Balkans during World War II. How did the war change the borders of the countries in this region? How many civilians were systematically executed or imprisoned by the Nazis? How are these events depicted through the narrative of The Tiger’s Wife? How do you think World War II differs from the internal conflicts of the former Yugoslavia in terms of its impact on the citizens?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Gavran Gaile in the narrative. What are the grandfather’s impressions of Gavran Gaile when he first meets him? What does the grandfather lose in his bet with Gavran Gaile? Why do you think Gavran Gaile reminds the grandfather of his bet but does not take The Jungle Book in their subsequent encounters?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the impact of the war on Natalia’s family. Who is the man in the hat that questions Natalia’s grandfather? What is this character’s objective? How does the war affect Natalia’s grandfather’s medical practice? How did the war influence Natalia as a character growing up?
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