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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 is the name of the monk's father that hosts Natalia and Zora in his and his wife's home in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
2. Where is Natalia working on a goodwill mission to inoculate the children at an orphanage in Chapter 1: "The Coast"?
3. What word from Chapter 6: "The Fire" refers to patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship?
4. What location does Natalia describe in Chapter 2: "The War" as "where the gypsies lived, with its wet paper walls, the black smoke of its dungfires"?
5. What season is it when Natalia describes her earliest memory of going to the zoo with her grandfather in the Prologue?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Natalia describe her grandfather's childhood in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"? Who raised Natalia's grandfather? Where did he grow up?
2. 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?
3. What information does Natalia learn about her grandfather's death from the barkeeper in Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
4. How would you describe the change in the style of the narrative in the grandfather's story about the Deathless Man in Chapter 2: "The War"?
5. What interrupts Natalia and Zora as they go about fulfilling their mission in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
6. How does Natalia describe her grandfather's reinvention of himself after the war in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
7. How does Natalia discover the location of Zdrevkov in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"? Why is this location important to Natalia?
8. What is the significance of the novel The Jungle Book in The Tiger's Wife? Who carries this book?
9. 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?
10. What causes the argument between Natalia and Dure in Chapter 3: "The Diggers"? How does the conflict end?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Natalia as the protagonist and narrator of the novel. How old do you perceive Natalia to be? What attributes does she exhibit in the story? What qualities in Natalia’s character relate to those of the typical protagonist? How does Natalia stand apart from the other characters in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the tone and mood established in the Prologue and Chapter 1: “The Coast.” How are “tone” and “mood” defined? What differentiates the two? What literary devices does the author use to establish this tone and mood? In what ways are the tone and mood related to the setting and characters introduced?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the involvement of the Balkans during World War II. How did the war change the borders of the countries in this region? How many civilians were systematically executed or imprisoned by the Nazis? How are these events depicted through the narrative of The Tiger’s Wife? How do you think World War II differs from the internal conflicts of the former Yugoslavia in terms of its impact on the citizens?
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