The Tiger’s Wife Quizzes

The Tiger's Wife Quiz 1

By Patrick Kennedy · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed July 16, 2016

1 What is the name is of the novel's main narrator?

Natalia

Gavo

Galina

Zora
2 Who serves as a secondary narrator in the novel?

Natalia

Zora's grandfather

Natalia's grandfather

Zora
3 In what region does the action of the novel take place?

The Middle East

Siberia

Eastern Europe

France
4 What animal has a special meaning for Natalia's grandfather?

Rhinoceros

Tiger

Zebra

Lion
5 What ritual is observed by Natalia's grandfather during her youth?

He walks to the city zoo to see the tigers.

He goes fishing and re-reads The Jungle Book.

He writes sonnets based on his early life.

He drives into the country to visit a monastery.
6 What is the nickname of the narrator's grandmother?

Glaka

Barba

Gavo

Bako
7 What is the occupation of the narrator's grandfather?

Lawyer

Literature professor

Doctor

Architect
8 In the novel, Zora and Natalia are active in what field of study?

Political science

Sociology

Civil engineering

Medicine
9 Why are Zora and Natalia traveling to Brejevina?

To perform a census

To escape warfare in a larger town

To administer medicine to children

To meet one of Natalia's family friends
10 What book does the narrator's grandfather regularly carry with him?

The Poems of Rudyard Kipling

The Poems of Thomas Hardy

Jude the Obscure

The Jungle Book
11 Which of the following statements is true of Zora?

She is pursuing medicine mainly for financial gain.

She wants to abandon medicine and leave her home country.

Her outspoken personality gets her into trouble.

Her dislike of violence has compromised her medical studies.
12 Who hosts Natalia and Zora in Brejevina?

Dure

Nada

Boro

Gavo
13 Who or what is Bis?

Barba Ivan's parrot

A nickname for one of Barba Ivan's lodgers

Barba Ivan's dog

A nickname for Barba Ivan's son
14 What do Natalia and Zora encounter in Brejevina?

A family reunion that has resulted in a murder

A forest fire

A political protest

A group of people digging up an orchard
15 Who is M. Dobravka?

An artist whose works Zora imitated and admired

A woman who held an important position at the city zoo

A teacher who has fallen on hard times due to her political beliefs

An official who persecuted Natalia's grandfather
16 What meaningful action does M. Dobravka perform in the novel?

She saves an important political leader from death.

She uses a real pair of lungs to teach her class.

She organizes a political demonstration at the zoo.

She drives Zora and Natalia to perform a secret task.
17 What does Natalia call the man who interrogates her grandfather?

The "cane"

The "shoes"

The "hat"

The "umbrella"
18 What do Natalia and her grandfather see during a nighttime excursion?

A mirage of the Deathless Man

An elephant walking through the streets

A tiger trapped in a basement

A mirage of the Tiger's Wife
19 When does Natalia's grandfather meet the Deathless Man for the first time?

In the course of a routine walk to the zoo

On a trip to revisit the site of his honeymoon

On an assignment to investigate a illness in a village

In the course of a leisurely trip to the country
20 How is the Deathless Man wounded, just before he meets the grandfather for the first time?

He has bullets lodged in his skill.

His throat is slit and bleeding.

One of his feet is stuck in a length of barbed wire.

One of his hands is impaled with a knife.
21 What indicates the immortality of the Deathless Man?

When he drinks wine, his senses are heightened.

When he drinks coffee, the grit disappears from the cup.

When he sings, forest animals begin to make noise.

When he walks through mud, he does not leave footprints.
22 How does Natalia's grandfather test the immortality of the Deathless Man?

He sees if the Deathless Man can survive hanging.

He sees if the Deathless Man can survive under water.

He shoots the Deathless Man in the neck.

He stabs the Deathless Man in the stomach.
23 What does Natalia's grandfather pledge against the Deathless Man?

A wedding ring

A copy of The Jungle Book

A bottle of treasured liquor

A large amount of money
24 For how long, according to the novel, will a soul continue to circulate in the world?

One hundred and twelve days

Twenty-five days

Forty days

Seven days
25 Excluding his death, Natalia's grandfather meets the Deathless Man how many times?

Four

Five

Two

Three

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