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

2. Lake Verimovo is described in Chapter 6: "The Fire" as being fed by what river?
(a) The Siret River.
(b) The Moldova River.
(c) The Amovarka River.
(d) The Trotus River.

3. What word does Fra Antun use to describe a haunt or "a spirit" in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) A hajduk.
(b) A kotik.
(c) A mora.
(d) A holluschick.

4. The Marshall is said to have taken ill while en route to a conference in what city in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
(a) Vojvodja.
(b) Zdrevkov.
(c) Kalina.
(d) Vrgovac.

5. 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"?
(a) 30.
(b) 75.
(c) 40.
(d) 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the woman from the clinic tell Natalia that Dejana is currently when she calls from the bar in Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

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

3. When Natalia's grandfather was shown the scans by his friend at the Military Academy of Medicine that indicated his illness, he had said, "You go looking for a gnat and you find" what?

4. What word from Chapter 6: "The Fire" refers to doctors who specialize in working on the kidney?

5. Natalia says in Chapter 2: "The War" that six months into the war, her friend Zora develops a taste for cigarettes from what country?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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. What incident involving being detained by customs officers at the border does Natalia describe in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?

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. 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. 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?

10. 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?

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