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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the man from Plevlje react after he sees someone tortured?
(a) Gets sick to his stomach.
(b) Laughs and dances in relief.
(c) Screams in fear.
(d) Cries.

3. What do some of the townspeople do with the corpse in Chapter 3?
(a) Let the dogs have it.
(b) Give it a Christian burial.
(c) Leave it on the road.
(d) Place it in the river.

4. Who sets up his shop on the kapia at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Wine maker.
(b) Cheese maker.
(c) Coffee maker.
(d) Weaver.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Tosun Effendi have with the bridge construction?

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

3. What color staff does Abidaga carry?

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

5. How old is the dark-skinned boy who is collected from the town of Sokolovici?

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