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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. According to the narrator in Chapter 9: "The Bear," Darisa the Bear came to Galina once every year, right after what holiday?
(a) Passover.
(b) Seder.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

2. Natalia comments in the Epilogue that she believes the people of Galina obsessed over the tiger's wife for what reason?
(a) To maintain peace and obedience from their children.
(b) To differentiate themselves from the machine age.
(c) To avoid the reality of the impending war.
(d) To hold onto the past and the belief in magic.

3. The narrator says of Luka's father in Chapter 7: "The Butcher" that he had amassed an impressive collection of what kind of artifacts?
(a) Franco-Prussian War artifacts.
(b) Egyptian artifacts.
(c) World War II artifacts.
(d) Ottoman war artifacts.

4. For how many days did Natalia's grandfather's bag sit on the hall table before it was opened by Natalia's grandmother, according to the narrator in the Epilogue?
(a) 45 days.
(b) 30 days.
(c) 20 days.
(d) 10 days.

5. What is the name of the zoo's beloved elephant that drops dead in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
(a) Luka.
(b) Ori.
(c) Amana.
(d) Sonja.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Natalia stop for candy on her way back to the orphanage from Zdrevkov in Chapter 8: "The Heart"?

2. How old was Arlo the year before the war started, according to Fra Antun in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"?

3. The hajduk band that the apothecary spent much of his youth with eventually fell to a band of what, according to the narrator in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

4. How old does the narrator say Darisa was when he first witnessed one of his sister's attacks in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

5. What kinds of animals does Fra Antun say come to the crossroads and carry rabies when Natalia insists on staying in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Natalia's grandfather and Gavran Gaile do when they meet in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"? What is revealed about Gavran's past?

2. How did the apothecary and Blind Orlo make a living, according to the narrator in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

3. How does Natalia describe the actions of her fellow citizens and of the zoo animals during the bombing raids in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

4. What does Natalia comment about the outcome of the story of the tiger's wife in the novel's Epilogue?

5. What mission does Natalia accept during the diggers' ceremony in Chapter 8: "The Heart"? Why does she undertake this mission?

6. What information does Natalia learn from Fra Antun during their journey in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"? How is this information significant to the novel's plot?

7. What leads to Amana's illness in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"? What is done for her when she becomes ill?

8. How does the diggers' ritualistic ceremony in Chapter 8: "The Heart" relate to the central themes of The Tiger's Wife?

9. What does Natalia anticipate happening when she keeps vigil overnight in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"? What does she encounter at this setting?

10. What information leads Luka to return to Galina in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"? What is Luka's objective in returning?

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