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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. Who killed the fabled wolf of Kolovac, according to the narrator in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
(a) Hassan Effendi.
(b) Vuk Sivic.
(c) Barba Ivan.
(d) Khasim Aga.

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

3. Natalia comments in the Epilogue that she believes the people of Galina obsessed over the tiger's wife for what reason?
(a) To maintain peace and obedience from their children.
(b) To differentiate themselves from the machine age.
(c) To avoid the reality of the impending war.
(d) To hold onto the past and the belief in magic.

4. Who obtains a potion from the apothecary and takes it to the tiger's wife in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) Luka.
(b) Marko.
(c) Natalia's grandfather.
(d) Mother Vera.

5. Natalia says in the Epilogue, "When you ask the people of Galina today: 'Why don’t you let your children out after dark?' their answers are" what?
(a) Vague and uncomfortable.
(b) Hostile and embarrassed.
(c) Emotional and pleading.
(d) Cold and sarcastic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much younger was Darisa the Bear than his sister who suffered from a lifelong illness?

2. What is the name of the giant Welsh rabbit described at the zoo in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

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

4. Natalia says in Chapter 7: "The Butcher," "My grandfather did not know any of these things, but the other villagers knew, without having to talk about it, that Luka was" what?

5. How old is Marko Parovic described in the beginning of Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Natalia describe the apothecary's death in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"? Why is this significant?

2. Who is the man that Natalia follows into the abandoned village in Chapter 13: "The River"? What clues in the chapter indicate his identity?

3. How does the diggers' ritualistic ceremony in Chapter 8: "The Heart" relate to the central themes of The Tiger's Wife?

4. What do Natalia's grandfather and Gavran Gaile do when they meet in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"? What is revealed about Gavran's past?

5. Who does Luka intend to marry in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"? How would you describe the basis of Luka's relationship with his fiancee?

6. How does Natalia describe the actions of her fellow citizens and of the zoo animals during the bombing raids in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

7. How is Darisa's childhood and young adulthood described in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

8. How did the apothecary and Blind Orlo make a living, according to the narrator in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

9. What information does Natalia learn from Fra Antun during their journey in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"? How is this information significant to the novel's plot?

10. Where did the apothecary go after Blind Orlo's death, according to the narrator in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"? How is his life described in this setting?

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