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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Abidaga order his man to do with the corpse in Chapter 3?
(a) Throw it into the river.
(b) Throw it to the dogs.
(c) Burn it.
(d) Give it a proper burial.

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

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

5. Who says at the end of Chapter 10 " A bloody business, this army..."?
(a) David Levi.
(b) Salko Hedo.
(c) Pop Nikola.
(d) Chief of police.

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

7. Who is Jamak?
(a) Shopkeeper.
(b) Goat herdsman.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Ferryman.

8. What is the town's bridge made from?
(a) Brick.
(b) Metal.
(c) Stone.
(d) Wood.

9. Who dies repairing the roof of the Stone Han?
(a) Dervish.
(b) Ari Beg.
(c) Man from Plevlje.
(d) Dauthodja Mutavelić.

10. What is Miles doing at daybreak in the woods?
(a) Raking leaves.
(b) Praying.
(c) Cutting branches.
(d) Gathering beries.

11. What does Bukus become when he goes to Ustamujić's Inn on a Sunday in Chapter 12?
(a) Gambler.
(b) Entertainer.
(c) More religious.
(d) Waiter.

12. Where are the Christian children born in this town?
(a) Right bank of the river.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) Left bank of the river.
(d) Kapia.

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

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

15. Where is a marriage announced in Chapter 8?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Riverbank.
(c) Church.
(d) Courthouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who revolts in the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. What does Milan Glasicanin like to do in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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