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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hospital unit did Zlata head before the war?
(a) Cardiology.
(b) Pediatrics.
(c) Dermatology.
(d) Oncology.

2. Which composer was J.S. named for?
(a) Bach.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Chopin.
(d) Handel.

3. What does J.S. sing to the women?
(a) A madrigal.
(b) A Beatles tune.
(c) A nursery song.
(d) A hymn.

4. How does Zlata finish J.S.'s sentence, "It's the..."?
(a) "Silence."
(b) "Cruelty."
(c) "Beauty."
(d) "Sadness."

5. What was Azra carrying when she was forced from her home?
(a) A pail full of milk.
(b) An empty pail.
(c) Her cat.
(d) An armload of laundry.

6. Who holds Seada while she tells her story?
(a) J.S.
(b) Zlata.
(c) Nuna.
(d) Azra.

7. Who approaches Seada outside and frightens her?
(a) J.S.
(b) Jelena.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Azra.

8. Where is Azra at the beginning of Scene 12?
(a) In a large hole.
(b) Swimming in the river.
(c) In bed.
(d) Sitting at the table.

9. What is J.S. having a hard time doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Packing.
(d) Thinking.

10. Who is applying the beauty product?
(a) J.S.
(b) Melissa.
(c) Zlata.
(d) Nuna.

11. What does J.S. hear Melissa doing at the beginning of Scene 15?
(a) Blowing her nose.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Talking into the tape recorder.
(d) Singing.

12. What actually happened to Doona?
(a) She was kidnapped.
(b) Seada lost her.
(c) The soldiers killed her.
(d) She died of pneumonia.

13. What does Zlata say she doesn't like anymore since the war?
(a) Music.
(b) The rain.
(c) The night.
(d) Cigarettes.

14. What is Melissa doing as Scene 9 opens?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Reading a magazine.
(c) Exercising.
(d) Taking notes from her recorder.

15. What does J.S. notice about the ointment?
(a) It smells minty.
(b) It's green.
(c) It's cool.
(d) It stings.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 10, what does Zlata say she is waiting for?

2. Which of these is not one of the types of people J.S. and Zlata think might drive them to violence?

3. What illness does Zlata tell J.S. she has?

4. Who is sleeping in J.S.'s bed as Scene 9 opens?

5. What word does Nuna use that Zlata objects to?

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