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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 merchant whose daughter Luka befriends and plans to marry in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"?

2. Natalia comments in the Epilogue that in Galina, there is a strong stipulation against virgins crossing the pasture at what time?

3. How does Fra Antun say he was related to Arlo in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"?

4. What was the name of Darisa the Bear's sister who had a lifelong illness?

5. What is the name that was given to the apothecary by the hajduks when he was ten years old?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to Amana's illness in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"? What is done for her when she becomes ill?

2. How is Darisa's childhood and young adulthood described in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?

3. How does Natalia describe the actions of her fellow citizens and of the zoo animals during the bombing raids in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

4. What is Natalia asked to promise in the conclusion of Chapter 13: "The River"? What is her response?

5. What is revealed of the apothecary's childhood and early adulthood in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?

6. What does Natalia anticipate happening when she keeps vigil overnight in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"? What does she encounter at this setting?

7. 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?

8. What does Gavran Gaile say about the suddenness of death in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?

9. How does Natalia describe the apothecary's death in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"? Why is this significant?

10. How is the character of Darisa described by Natalia in Chapter 9: "The Bear"? What is Darisa's occupation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Gavran Gaile in the narrative. What are the grandfather’s impressions of Gavran Gaile when he first meets him? What does the grandfather lose in his bet with Gavran Gaile? Why do you think Gavran Gaile reminds the grandfather of his bet but does not take The Jungle Book in their subsequent encounters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the parallels between the narrative's three male orphans. Consider and comment on the similarities in their childhood circumstances, their interests and values, their adult experiences, and the circumstances and meanings of their deaths. What has led each of these characters to be orphaned? How did their abandonment influence them growing up?

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