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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say distinguishes the people of the town in Chapter 1?
(a) Unhappy people.
(b) Quarrelsome nature.
(c) Handsome looks.
(d) Carefree attitude.

2. What does the boy from Sokolovici feel when he comes to the ferry crossing?
(a) Knife-like pang in his chest.
(b) Burning sensation in his arm.
(c) Headache.
(d) Stomachache.

3. Who is left behind on the riverbank because they are not allowed to cross on the ferry?
(a) Sick children.
(b) Old men.
(c) Horse handlers.
(d) Mothers and relatives of the children.

4. How old is the dark-skinned boy who is collected from the town of Sokolovici?
(a) Two.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

5. What does kapia mean?
(a) Admonishment to loiterers.
(b) Town's cultural meeting place.
(c) Noodle soup.
(d) Tribute to religious leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children ride in after they are collected from Bosnia?

2. What is posted on the kapia beneath the marble plaque?

3. Who does Radisav of Unište blame for the sabotage of the bridge?

4. What season does the building of the bridge begin?

5. What color staff does Abidaga carry?

(see the answer key)

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