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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the police chief summon when he is told to meet the colonel on the kapia the next morning?
(a) The town notables.
(b) Clean up crew for the kapia.
(c) Church choir.
(d) Town band.

2. How many refugee families cross the bridge on a warm summer evening?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Sixty.
(d) One hundred twenty.

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

4. Who orders the bridge to be built in Chapter 2?
(a) Prince.
(b) King.
(c) Vezir.
(d) Emperor.

5. When spring arrives, what does the author say helps the young people forget about the terrible winter they have survived?
(a) Reading books.
(b) The beauty of song.
(c) The nice weather.
(d) Swimming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the fountain on the bridge after the blockhouse burns down?

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

3. What kind of reputation does Abidaga have?

4. How old are the Christian children who are collected from Bosnia?

5. What does mad Ilinka think has happened to her children?

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