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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. How long ago does Barba Ivan say the diggers arrived on his doorstep in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
(a) Two weeks ago.
(b) A month ago.
(c) A week ago.
(d) A year ago.

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

3. After her suspension, Natalia had gone back to volunteering for what organization at the suggestion of her grandfather in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
(a) The University's United Clinics program.
(b) The World Health Organization.
(c) The Jesuit Health Initiative.
(d) The NATO Health Initiative.

4. During the war, Natalia describes a prominent engineer and his family surviving off the carcass of what escaped zoo animal in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
(a) A bear.
(b) A zebra.
(c) A lion.
(d) A crocodile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days did it take the clinic staff where Natalia's grandfather died to contact Natalia's grandmother and inform her of his death in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?

2. Where did Natalia's grandfather grow up?

3. What is the name of the twenty-one-year-old self-proclaimed gun-runner that Zora begins dating when she is fifteen in Chapter 2: "The War"?

4. What is the name of the boy that is raised by wolves in The Jungle Book?

5. What contraband "gift" does Natalia's teacher bring to the class to dissect in Chapter 2: "The War"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What interrupts Natalia and Zora as they go about fulfilling their mission in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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"?

5. 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?

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

7. What causes the argument between Natalia and Dure in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"? How does the conflict end?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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