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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. The narrator in Chapter 6: "The Fire" describes the City's greatest doctors convening on the patio of what restaurant in Old Town every Sunday afternoon, even during the war?
3. In what month does Natalia say she walked out with the nurses on strike in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
4. What contraband "gift" does Natalia's teacher bring to the class to dissect in Chapter 2: "The War"?
5. What mountain is described by the dig site in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the outcome of the bet between Gavran Gaile and Natalia's grandfather in his story of the Deathless Man in Chapter 2: "The War"?
2. Describe the narrative style of The Tiger's Wife. Is the story related from a first, second, or third-person point of view? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story?
3. How does Natalia describe her grandfather's childhood in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"? Who raised Natalia's grandfather? Where did he grow up?
4. What causes the diggers to become frightened when Natalia first appears to them in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"?
5. How does Natalia describe her visit with her grandfather to Verimovo in Chapter 6: "The Fire"? Where did they go there?
6. 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?
7. How does Natalia explain the presence of a tiger in the hills above Galina in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"? Where did the tiger come from?
8. 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?
9. How does Gavran Gaile describe his supernatural abilities in Chapter 6: "The Fire"? How did he attain these abilities?
10. What is the significance of the novel The Jungle Book in The Tiger's Wife? Who carries this book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the character of the tiger’s wife as perceived through Natalia’s grandfather’s point of view. How close in age are the grandfather and the tiger’s wife in the grandfather’s stories? What do you think draws Natalia’s grandfather to this otherwise misunderstood character? Why does he attempt to help her?
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think so many important characters in The Tiger’s Wife are not given first names? How does this choice relate to the genre of allegory? What would you consider to be archetypical aspects of each of these unnamed characters?
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