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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do some of the townspeople do with the corpse in Chapter 3?
(a) Place it in the river.
(b) Give it a Christian burial.
(c) Let the dogs have it.
(d) Leave it on the road.

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

3. What is Alihodja Mutevelic known for?
(a) His outspoken nature and independence.
(b) He is easily swayed by others' opinions.
(c) Shyness.
(d) Agreeable nature.

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

5. What color horse does the colonel arrive on when he comes to Visegrad?
(a) Grey.
(b) Spotted.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

6. Where do many of the refugee families intend to go who cross the bridge in Chapter 7?
(a) The next village over from Visegrad.
(b) Serbia.
(c) Bosnia.
(d) Sarajevo.

7. What religious position does Pop Nikola have?
(a) Rabbi.
(b) Minister.
(c) Priest.
(d) Deacon.

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

9. What does the narrator say distinguishes the people of the town in Chapter 1?
(a) Carefree attitude.
(b) Quarrelsome nature.
(c) Unhappy people.
(d) Handsome looks.

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

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

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

13. Where does Fata ask the wedding procession to stop?
(a) Her father's house.
(b) Her father's shop.
(c) Marketplace.
(d) Kapia.

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

15. What color rug does Shemsibeg sit and smoke on in Chapter 11?
(a) Blue.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says at the end of Chapter 10 " A bloody business, this army..."?

2. What is the setting of the novel?

3. Who frightens women in the town of Visegrad in Chapter 11?

4. Who is Salko Hedo?

5. What is Suljaga Osmanagic known for in Visegrad?

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