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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. Zora argues with the Italian monk regarding what products that were brought to hand out to the older girls at the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Contraceptives.
(b) Menstrual pads.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Audio tapes.

2. What does Natalia's mother teach at the University in Chapter 2: "The War"?
(a) Biology.
(b) Geology.
(c) Musical theory.
(d) Art history.

3. How far does Fra Antun tell Natalia that Zdrevkov is from the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) An hour's drive.
(b) A twenty-minute drive.
(c) Three hours' drive.
(d) Two hours' drive.

4. What is the name of the boy that is raised by wolves in The Jungle Book?
(a) Ori.
(b) Kotik.
(c) Kaa.
(d) Mowgli.

5. 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) Avgustin.
(b) Tamsin.
(c) Dominic Lazlo.
(d) Luka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town butcher in Galina in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?

2. How old does Natalia describe herself in her earliest memory of going to the zoo with her grandfather in the novel's Prologue?

3. What is the name of the midwife that took in Natalia's grandfather when he was orphaned as a child?

4. What word does Fra Antun use to describe a haunt or "a spirit" in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

5. Where is Natalia working on a goodwill mission to inoculate the children at an orphanage in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

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. In Chapter 2: "The War," Natalia comments, "Everything necessary to understand my grandfather lies between two stories." What are these stories and what does Natalia mean by this comment?

3. 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?

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. How does Natalia's grandfather respond when she discusses her excitement over the elephant and her desire to tell her friends about the incident? Why is this comment significant?

6. 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"?

7. Discuss the setting of the novel. Where is the story set? What clues in the narrative indicate the setting? What time period does the story take place in?

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

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. 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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