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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Harun when Sem gave him a scorpion in a transparent Kodak film container?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

3. What abandoned mining town are Sem and Harun driving toward when a wild rabbit leaps out in the road in front of them?
(a) Rhyolite.
(b) Calico.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Bodie.

4. When Sanja is taken to the ambulance, what does she ask Sem to bring her?
(a) Bathrobe.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Hairbrush.
(d) Shoes.

5. How long have Sem and Sanja been together when she has her stroke?
(a) 27 years.
(b) 35 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 29 years.

6. When did Sanja lose her photographic memory?
(a) After Harun was born.
(b) After her a bombing on her buliding.
(c) After she was caught in crossfire.
(d) After her stroke.

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

8. When was Sanja born?
(a) September 17, 1960.
(b) September 13, 1960.
(c) September 2, 1960.
(d) September 29, 1960.

9. Where was David the month before he meets Sem and Harun?
(a) Lima.
(b) Brasilia.
(c) La Paz.
(d) Mexico City.

10. Before Sanja's stroke, when was the last time they moved?
(a) January 2014.
(b) November 2013.
(c) February 2014.
(d) December 2013.

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

12. How old is Sem when Sanja has her stroke?
(a) 57.
(b) 54.
(c) 52.
(d) 56.

13. In 1999, what hotel did Sem stay in?
(a) Jagdschloss Hotel.
(b) Meininger Hotel.
(c) Maritim Hotel.
(d) Hotel Roomers.

14. When did Sem remember living in the studio of the fine-art group Zvono?
(a) September and October 1992.
(b) May and June 1992.
(c) March and April 1992.
(d) July and August 1992.

15. What does Sanja wear when she is released from the hospital?
(a) T-shirt, jeans, and a hooded sweatsuit.
(b) Blue-gray blouse and gray skirt.
(c) Dress slacks, white blouse, and jacket.
(d) Navy dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the young man named David who introduces himself to Sem and Harun from?

2. What did Sem start wearing with his pajamas when he would wake and go to work at his desk?

3. Where was Harun studying when Sem went for a reading at a place called Villa Aurora?

4. Who was the subject of a movie based on "M's" work?

5. When Sem and Harun were at a cafe during a rain storm, where did a man tell them to go back to?

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