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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. Lake Verimovo is described in Chapter 6: "The Fire" as being fed by what river?
2. For how long does Natalia spend time with Ori before he disappears in Chapter 2: "The War"?
3. What book does Natalia describe as always being in her grandfather's breast pocket in the Prologue?
4. Where does Natalia describe her grandfather's summer lake house in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
5. What is the name of the town butcher in Galina in Chapter 4: "The Tiger"?
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. 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. 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?
4. What interrupts Natalia and Zora as they go about fulfilling their mission in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"?
5. 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?
6. What do Natalia and Zora go to the monastery to do in Chapter 5: "The Orphanage"? What is foreshadowed when Zora gives out candy?
7. How does the grandfather's story about the Deathless Man begin in Chapter 2: "The War"? Where is the story set?
8. What discussion takes place in Chapter 6: "The Fire" between Natalia and her grandfather when he asks what she will choose to specialize in?
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 describe her grandfather's reinvention of himself after the war in Chapter 6: "The Fire"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Dure and the objective of the diggers in the novel. Why does Dure refuse to have his children inoculated at the orphanage? What illness do you think the diggers suffer from? What are Dure and the diggers searching for in the vineyard? Why?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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