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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease are people worried about coming to the town from Sarajevo in Chapter 7?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Measles.
(c) Flu.
(d) Cholera.

2. What is Suljaga Osmanagic known for in Visegrad?
(a) Richest Turk in town.
(b) Ability to read and write.
(c) His wooden leg.
(d) Beautiful singing voice.

3. Who is Jelisije from Cajnice?
(a) Musician.
(b) Vagabond religious pilgrim.
(c) Painter.
(d) Writer.

4. What color staff does Abidaga carry?
(a) Orange.
(b) Green.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

5. What noise occurs when the stranger who plays cards on the kapia vanishes?
(a) Pots clanging.
(b) The sound of horses stampeding.
(c) Cock crows.
(d) Bells jingle.

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

7. What is posted on the kapia beneath the marble plaque?
(a) Protest flyers.
(b) Proclamations and public orders.
(c) Advertisements.
(d) Posters for missing children.

8. Who is Arif Beg?
(a) Town jester.
(b) New town leader.
(c) Coffee-brewer.
(d) Representative of the Vezir.

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

10. What month is it when the children are collected in Bosnia?
(a) July.
(b) November.
(c) September.
(d) April.

11. What religious community does Bukus belong to?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Protestant.

12. What does Alihodja say to the soldier with the red cross on his arm at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Come to my house for dinner tonight.
(b) I need no one's help.
(c) Please accept my apologies.
(d) Thank you.

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

14. What do the Turks accuse Miles of?
(a) Hiding enemy soldiers.
(b) Singing songs about infidel fighters.
(c) Stealing livestock.
(d) Stealing food.

15. How many refugee families intend to stay in Visegrad in Chapter 7?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does kapia mean?

2. Who is left behind on the riverbank because they are not allowed to cross on the ferry?

3. Whose house has windows that catch the last rays of sunlight?

4. When the plagues come to Sarajevo, what rules do Muslims disobey?

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

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