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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to the marketplace in Chapter 11?
(a) It is leveled and widened.
(b) It is made smaller.
(c) All the shops are burned down.
(d) More trees are planted in it.

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

4. What are gendarmes stationed on the bridge for in Chapter 7?
(a) Counting number of travelers coming into town.
(b) Checking baggage for banned substances.
(c) Checking passports.
(d) Prevent travelers from coming into the town.

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

6. What does the Montenegrin traveler sing when he comes upon the bridge construction?
(a) Turkish songs.
(b) Russian dance music.
(c) Lullabyes.
(d) Patriotic Serbian songs.

7. Who is Salko Hedo?
(a) Shop owner.
(b) Gendarme who could not be bribed.
(c) Local fisherman.
(d) Artist.

8. What does Bukus find on the kapia?
(a) Wallet.
(b) Love letter.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Gold coin.

9. What happens on the kapia on the eve of August 18th every year after the newcomers arrive?
(a) It is painted orange.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) The bridge is decorated.
(d) It is whitewashed.

10. What does Osman Effendi Karamanli argue with Alihodja about?
(a) Joining his revolt.
(b) The message he is writing for his superiors.
(c) The amount of pay he should receive.
(d) The type of music that will be played on the kapia.

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

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

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

14. How long does it take Fata to arrange her trousseau?
(a) Three months.
(b) One month.
(c) Two years.
(d) One week.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Bukus gone from Visegrad?

2. How old are the Christian children who are collected from Bosnia?

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

4. What do some of the townspeople do with the corpse in Chapter 3?

5. Who dies repairing the roof of the Stone Han?

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