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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sanja want to be buried?
(a) Near the ocean.
(b) Arlington.
(c) Bosnia.
(d) Mountains.

2. The last time that Sem and Sanja moved before her stroke, what did the movers lose?
(a) Bed.
(b) Box of books.
(c) Wastebaskets.
(d) Sofa.

3. What was the name of the street where Sanja and Sem lived two years before her stroke?
(a) Long Bridge Drive.
(b) Johnson Lane.
(c) Franklin Road.
(d) Columbia Pike.

4. What color ambulance takes Sanja to the hospital?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green and white.
(c) Red.
(d) White and blue.

5. In 1999, who does Sem remember standing in front of a hotel smoking a cigar?
(a) Alex Crevar.
(b) Tea Obreht.
(c) Ivo Andric.
(d) Ali Podrimja.

6. How long did Sanja quit smoking before her stroke?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 3 years.

7. What poet did Sem remember that Harun read in spite of his lack of interest in literature?
(a) Iqbal.
(b) Saadi.
(c) Khayyam.
(d) Rumi.

8. What color sweater did Sem wear in the 1980s?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

9. What is the name of the person who visits Sanja in the hospital and gives her a face massage?
(a) Elizabeta.
(b) Amela.
(c) Renata.
(d) Murisa.

10. What did Sem start wearing with his pajamas when he would wake and go to work at his desk?
(a) Straw hat.
(b) Baseball cap.
(c) Stocking cap.
(d) Fedora.

11. Who was the subject of a movie based on "M's" work?
(a) Pinochet.
(b) Rafael Carrera.
(c) Porfirio Diaz.
(d) Somoza.

12. When does Sem remember that Sanja stepped between him and a murderer?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1993.

13. When Sem tells people where he is from, near what country does he say his country is located?
(a) Italy.
(b) Bulgaria.
(c) Greece.
(d) Hungary.

14. Where was Harun studying when Sem went for a reading at a place called Villa Aurora?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Seattle.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Denver.

15. After taking a cable care to Trebevic, how would Harun get to the top of the mountain?
(a) Hunting trails.
(b) Hiking trail.
(c) Goat tracks.
(d) Deer path.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Sanja's stroke, when was the last time they moved?

2. After her stroke, on what floor of the hospital is Sanja?

3. When did the Croats wear ties (or cravats) as a part of their military uniform?

4. What is the young man named David wearing when he introduces himself to Sem and Harun?

5. How long did Sem live in the same town with Sanja's father?

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