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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the headman do with the heads of those he executes during the Serbian revolt?
(a) Gives them to the dogs.
(b) Throws them in the river.
(c) Buries them in the churchyard.
(d) Puts them on stakes on the bridge.

2. Who revolts in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Bosnians.
(b) The Turks.
(c) Serbia.
(d) Russians.

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

4. Who uses a pair of pliers in Chapter 9?
(a) Pop Nikola.
(b) Osman Effendi.
(c) Alihodja.
(d) Hospital orderly.

5. What color veil is Fata wearing the day her marriage is announced?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

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

7. What do the military vehicles deliver to Visegrad?
(a) More people.
(b) Animals.
(c) Food, clothing, instruments, and furniture.
(d) Lumber.

8. What job does Tosun Effendi have with the bridge construction?
(a) Quarryman.
(b) Builder of scaffold.
(c) Guard.
(d) Mason.

9. What is Mula Ibrahim's reputation?
(a) He is good and generous.
(b) He is fierce and mean.
(c) He is shy and retiring.
(d) He believes he is better than Pop Nikola.

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

11. 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) Please accept my apologies.
(c) I need no one's help.
(d) Thank you.

12. Who takes over the town in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Austrian troops.
(b) Turkish military.
(c) Russian military.
(d) Serbian army.

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

14. What happens to the fountain on the bridge after the blockhouse burns down?
(a) Snake head is crushed.
(b) It is completely black from soot.
(c) It is stolen.
(d) An artist paints a mural on it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What severed heads are on display on the kapia in 1878?

2. What disease are people worried about coming to the town from Sarajevo in Chapter 7?

3. What religious community does Bukus belong to?

4. Who is arrested and tortured in Chapter 3?

5. What kind of horse does Osmanagic own?

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