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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What river is described by the citadel where the tiger was caged in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
2. Who is the professor of biochemical engineering that failed to put in a good word for Natalia after her suspension?
3. Natalia says in Chapter 6: "The Fire" that her family had spent every summer at their summer lake house until she was how old?
4. In what year does Natalia say "without declaration or warning, German bombs started falling on the city and did not stop for three days" in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
5. Natalia's grandfather tells her in Chapter 6: "The Fire," "When men die, they die in fear. They take everything they need from you, and as a doctor it is your job to give it, to comfort them, to hold their hand. But children die how they have been living—in" what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are there portraits of all over the orphanage in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"? What do these portraits signify?
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. What causes the diggers to become frightened when Natalia first appears to them in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
4. What causes the argument between Natalia and Dure in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"? How does the conflict end?
5. How does Natalia describe her grandfather's childhood in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"? Who raised Natalia's grandfather? Where did he grow up?
6. 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?
7. How is the departure of Gavran Gaile described in Chapter 6: "The Fire"? What does he remind Natalia's grandfather of before he leaves?
8. 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?
9. 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"?
10. How does Natalia discover the location of Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"? Why is this location important to Natalia?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of superstition versus science in The Tiger’s Wife. How does Natalia regard the superstitions of the diggers? How does she view superstition in general? Why are superstition and science at odds in the narrative? Is this reflective of our society as well?
Essay Topic 2
Many, if not most, of the characters and/or narrative lines in this novel manifest a complex relationship between truth, secrets and lies. How is this theme explored through the story of Luka, Jovo, and the blacksmith’s hunting of the tiger in Chapter 4: “The Tiger”? How is this theme seen through Natalia’s character?
Essay Topic 3
In the novel’s Epilogue, Natalia says of the Galina tiger, “Everything lies dead in his memory, except for the tiger's wife, for whom, on certain nights, he goes calling, making that tight note that falls and falls. The sound is lonely, and low, and no-one hears it any more.” In what ways does Natalia’s metaphoric meaning refer to the various tigers that appear in the narrative? In what ways does that meaning also refer to the various characters and their lives, particularly their thematically central struggles to live their own lives?
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