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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 abandoned village that Natalia follows the man from the crossroads to in Chapter 13: "The River" was supposedly abandoned after what war?
(a) World War II.
(b) The War of the Polish Succession.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Friso-Drentic War.

2. Natalia realizes as the follows the man from the crossroads that he must be headed to a village that who had told her about in Chapter 13: "The River"?
(a) Ori.
(b) Dure.
(c) Branko.
(d) Fra Antun.

3. What was the name of Luka's father?
(a) Branko.
(b) Korcul.
(c) Barba Ivan.
(d) Ori.

4. Who was the Turkish captain that sabered the young apothecary and almost impaled him in the narrator's story from Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
(a) Khasim Aga.
(b) Bogdan Dankov.
(c) Mehmet Aga.
(d) Hassan Effendi.

5. How does Darisa's father die in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
(a) He is in a car accident.
(b) He is killed in a landmine.
(c) He hangs himself.
(d) He is shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the killer of Shere Khan in The Jungle Book, according to the narrator in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?

2. What was the name of Darisa the Bear's sister who had a lifelong illness?

3. What does Darisa the Bear sell when he comes to Galina each year?

4. How many miles did Natalia's grandfather travel to reach Zdrevkov before his death, according to the narrator in the Epilogue?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Luka depicted during his childhood and young adulthood in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?

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

3. Who does Luka intend to marry in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"? How would you describe the basis of Luka's relationship with his fiancee?

4. Where did the apothecary go after Blind Orlo's death, according to the narrator in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"? How is his life described in this setting?

5. 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?

6. How does Natalia describe the contents of her grandfather's bag in the Epilogue? When was the bag opened?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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