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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the urchins steal from the old women on the kapia?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Candy.
(d) Peaches.

2. Who does Radisav of Unište blame for the sabotage of the bridge?
(a) Abidaga.
(b) Leader of town's Christian community.
(c) Montenegrin traveler.
(d) Fairy.

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

4. What do the soldiers erect in the middle of the bridge in Chapter 6?
(a) Blockhouse.
(b) Statue of their leader.
(c) Radio headquarters.
(d) Barn for livestock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do many of the refugee families intend to go who cross the bridge in Chapter 7?

2. How many refugee families cross the bridge on a warm summer evening?

3. What are gendarmes stationed on the bridge for in Chapter 7?

4. What is the mufti surprised by when he talks with the Turkish leaders of Visegrad?

5. Who is Nail-beg Hamzić?

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