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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. What does Natalia say caused the fire in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) A lynch mob.
(b) A lightning strike.
(c) A drunkard with a cigarette.
(d) An arsonist carrying gasoline.

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

3. Who gave Natalia's grandfather his cherished copy of The Jungle Book?
(a) The butcher.
(b) The apothecary.
(c) The zookeeper.
(d) The tiger's wife.

4. What location does Natalia describe in Chapter 2: "The War" as "where the gypsies lived, with its wet paper walls, the black smoke of its dungfires"?
(a) Zdrevkov.
(b) Marhan.
(c) Vojvodja.
(d) Carton City.

5. What word from Chapter 6: "The Fire" refers to doctors who specialize in working on the kidney?
(a) Neurologists.
(b) Nephrologists.
(c) Oncologist.
(d) Cardiologists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Natalia describes Barba Ivan as how old "if he was a day" in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

2. Who does Zora insult in her first year of medical school by saying to him, "Don't be so fucking provincial," according to the narrator in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

3. What kind of Balkan brandy is described as sitting about on the floor of Barba Ivan's home in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

4. The Marshall is said to have taken ill while en route to a conference in what city in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

5. For how long does Natalia spend time with Ori before he disappears in Chapter 2: "The War"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. 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?

5. How does Natalia describe her grandfather's reinvention of himself after the war in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

6. What is symbolized by Natalia's grandfather's ritual visits to the zoo in the Prologue and Chapter 1: "The Coast"? How does this tradition play into the novel's themes?

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

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

9. What is Natalia's objective in Chapter 1: "The Coast"? Where is she going and what is her mission there?

10. 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?

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