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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 Ottoman dish of baked filled pastries made of phyllo dough is described in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
2. What lifelong illness did Darisa the Bear's sister suffer from?
3. How old is Marko Parovic described in the beginning of Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
4. Where does Natalia describe Zora calling her "in a panic at all hours of the night" in the Epilogue?
5. How does Darisa's father die in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Natalia's grandfather describe going on the night he last met the Deathless Man in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
2. 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?
3. What information leads Luka to return to Galina in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"? What is Luka's objective in returning?
4. Who is the man that Natalia follows into the abandoned village in Chapter 13: "The River"? What clues in the chapter indicate his identity?
5. What is Natalia asked to promise in the conclusion of Chapter 13: "The River"? What is her response?
6. How would you describe Darisa's attempts at apprehending the tiger in Chapter 9: "The Bear"? What occurs when Darisa is leaving town?
7. How is the character of Luka depicted during his childhood and young adulthood in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?
8. How does the diggers' ritualistic ceremony in Chapter 8: "The Heart" relate to the central themes of The Tiger's Wife?
9. How is the character of Darisa described by Natalia in Chapter 9: "The Bear"? What is Darisa's occupation?
10. What leads to Amana's illness in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"? What is done for her when she becomes ill?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Zora in The Tiger’s Wife. For how long has Natalia known Zora? Where did they meet? What do you think Zora’s main role is in the narrative? How is Zora’s story resolved in the ending?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the nonlinear structure of The Tiger’s Wife. Why do you think the author chose to tell the story in this way, as opposed to a direct linear story, where the grandfather’s history is related first, or separately, from Natalia’s present-day storyline? Do you think this choice was effective in tying each of the three plot lines together?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. When was this book published? Who are the main characters in the story? What does The Jungle Book symbolize to Natalia’s grandfather? Who gave him the book? What does the lack of the book in the grandfather’s personal effects represent to Natalia?
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