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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 book does Natalia describe as always being in her grandfather's breast pocket in the Prologue?
(a) The Stranger.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Aesop's Fables.
(d) The Jungle Book.

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

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

4. What is the name of the neighbor to Natalia's family's summer lake home in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Slavko.
(b) Avgustin.
(c) Branko.
(d) Luka.

5. What is the name of the town where Natalia's grandfather has died in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Brejevina.
(b) Zdrevkov.
(c) Zobov.
(d) Vojvodja.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the digger that is described as a welder to Natalia in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?

2. How far does Fra Antun tell Natalia that Zdrevkov is from the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

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. How many children are supposedly being housed at the monastery in Brejevina that is intended to accommodate twenty monks, according to the narrator in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What information does Natalia learn about her grandfather's death from the barkeeper in Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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"?

7. 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"?

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

9. 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"?

10. What do Natalia and Zora go to the monastery to do in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"? What is foreshadowed when Zora gives out candy?

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