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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. How many miles did Natalia's grandfather travel to reach Zdrevkov before his death, according to the narrator in the Epilogue?
2. What single word is written on the last page of The Jungle Book that Natalia describes in her grandfather's pocket in the Epilogue?
3. Where was Arlo's body found after he was killed?
4. What does the word "apothecary" mean?
5. The man that Natalia follows into the abandoned village in Chapter 13: "The River" tells her there has been a mora for how long?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What led the apothecary to attempt to help the tiger's wife, according to the narrator in Chapter 12: "The Apothecary"?
3. What does Natalia anticipate happening when she keeps vigil overnight in Chapter 10: "The Crossroads"? What does she encounter at this setting?
4. How does Natalia describe the contents of her grandfather's bag in the Epilogue? When was the bag opened?
5. What does Natalia theorize about Luka's death in the Epilogue? How does she explain the villagers' obsession with the legends of the tiger's wife?
6. How does the diggers' ritualistic ceremony in Chapter 8: "The Heart" relate to the central themes of The Tiger's Wife?
7. Why does Natalia say that her grandfather was unhappy at the arrival of Darisa in Galina in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
8. How is Darisa's childhood and young adulthood described in Chapter 9: "The Bear"?
9. What leads to Amana's illness in Chapter 7: "The Butcher"? What is done for her when she becomes ill?
10. What does Gavran Gaile say about the suddenness of death in Chapter 11: "The Bombing"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the characteristics, actions, objectives, and obstacles of Barba Ivan, Nada, and Fra Antun in the novel. How does Natalia relate to each of these characters? How do these characters treat Natalia differently than the other citizens across the border? Why?
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 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?
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