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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. 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"?
(a) Roman invaders.
(b) Magyar bounty hunters.
(c) British soldiers.
(d) Egyptian soldiers.

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

3. How many miles did Natalia's grandfather travel to reach Zdrevkov before his death, according to the narrator in the Epilogue?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 400 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 200 miles.

4. Who is described as helping Luka's fiancee escape to be with the man she loves instead of marrying Luka in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
(a) Barba Ivan.
(b) The apothecary.
(c) The tiger's wife.
(d) Mother Vera.

5. Where was the apothecary found wandering the ruins as a ten-year-old boy in the story from Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) A monastery.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A zoo.
(d) A government office.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 9: "The Bear," "That is the truth about Darisa: the man was" what "at heart"?

2. What is the name that the apothecary had been abandoned with at the orphanage, according to the story in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

3. Where does Natalia say her grandfather's tiger still lives in the conclusion of the Epilogue?

4. The Deathless Man reveals to Natalia's grandfather that the woman he loved was once what, in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

5. How did the apothecary die, according to Marko's story in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the legend of Darisa the Bear's death as revealed in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"? Who discovered Darisa's remains?

2. What does Gavran Gaile say about the suddenness of death in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

3. How does Natalia describe her grandfather's legacy amongst his peers in the novel's Epilogue?

4. What is Natalia asked to promise in the conclusion of Chapter 13: "The River"? What is her response?

5. How would you describe Darisa's attempts at apprehending the tiger in Chapter 9: "The Bear"? What occurs when Darisa is leaving town?

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

7. How does Natalia justify her immersion into the story of Luka's back-story in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"? What does this justification indicate about Natalia?

8. How is Darisa's childhood and young adulthood described in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

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

10. What is revealed of the apothecary's childhood and early adulthood in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

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