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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 Abidaga blame for the short autumn days?
(a) The peasant workers.
(b) The stars and moon.
(c) The Emperor.
(d) The Vezir.

2. In the mid-nineteenth century, how many plagues ravage Sarajevo?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

3. What severed heads are on display on the kapia in 1878?
(a) Bosnian.
(b) Uzice.
(c) Serbian.
(d) Turkish.

4. What curse does the old women yell at the urchins who stole from her on the bridge?
(a) May God send Hairuddin to cut your hair for you!
(b) May your mother punish you!
(c) The spirits are watching you!
(d) Go to the devil!

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who uses a pair of pliers in Chapter 9?

2. What month is it when the children are collected in Bosnia?

3. What color veil is Fata wearing the day her marriage is announced?

4. What does the headman do with the heads of those he executes during the Serbian revolt?

5. What is Fata known for before she is married?

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