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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the army insist upon in the marketplace during artillery fire in Chapter 23?
(a) That food and water are only given to soldiers.
(b) That all businesses are closed.
(c) That all glass items are thrown out.
(d) That businesses remain open.

2. What does Albert's sister agree to do when she marries a rich man from Pest?
(a) Agree to remain silent during the wedding.
(b) Wear a head covering.
(c) Become good friends with her sister-in-law.
(d) Convert to Christianity.

3. Where do people think Mrs. Bauer goes after Dr. Balus' death?
(a) Sarajevo.
(b) Sanatorium.
(c) Greece.
(d) America.

4. Who is arrested in October 1908 for tearing down something on the kapia?
(a) Bosnian rebels.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Serbian youths.
(d) Turkish elders.

5. How many days of bombing does Visegrad endure in Chapter 22?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

6. What kind of writer is Toma Galus?
(a) Novelist.
(b) Food columnist.
(c) Gossip columnist.
(d) Poet.

7. Why does the brigand Jakov Cekrlija want to cross the bridge?
(a) To eat a restuarant in the new marketplace.
(b) To get to Serbia.
(c) To fish in the river on the other side.
(d) To see his girlfriend.

8. Who is the first to play a gramophone on the kapia?
(a) Cleric.
(b) Coffee merchant.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Teacher.

9. Who is accused of sending light signals toward the Serbian border?
(a) Zorka.
(b) Clerics.
(c) Two young students.
(d) Two peasants and a townsman.

10. What is Alihodja's reputation in the town in Chapter 16?
(a) He has a dark view of everything.
(b) He is lighthearted.
(c) He is happy about the new changes.
(d) He speaks well of the Austrians.

11. What is the reaction of Visegrad Muslims to a census at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) They are offended.
(b) They are too busy to be bothered with it.
(c) They are happy.
(d) They offer to help gather information.

12. What young relative does Lotte dress and feed?
(a) Her grandchild.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her brother's daughter.
(d) Her youngest nephew.

13. What are streifkorps?
(a) Mobile storm troops.
(b) Austrian drinks.
(c) Polish noodles.
(d) German pastry.

14. What is Zahler's sister-in-law's name?
(a) Lotte.
(b) Jelenka.
(c) Mandy.
(d) Deborah.

15. Who does Zahler's sister-in-law help with her fortune?
(a) The government officials.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) The schools.
(d) The destitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stiković have published that he is dissatisfied with?

2. What falls on Alihodja's shop and causes him to fly through the air?

3. How many years pass between the census and recruitment of young men?

4. What role does Pasa play in Hadji Omer's life?

5. What does Maistor-Peitro's wife want him to do to the youths who chided him?

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