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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the university students that come to Visegrad wear on their heads?
(a) Baseball caps.
(b) Turbans.
(c) Military helmets.
(d) Panama hats.

2. What does Glasičanin tell Zorka after the Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated?
(a) He has no hope for the future.
(b) He still wants to go to America.
(c) He is going to Serbia to fight.
(d) He no longer wants to marry her.

3. What are Balas and Mme. Bauer playing in Chapter 19?
(a) Hide and seek.
(b) Violin and piano duet.
(c) Charades.
(d) Cards.

4. Why do Turkish youths chide Maistor-Peitro as he walks across the bridge in Chapter 18?
(a) Over the defeat in Tripoli.
(b) His poor workmanship.
(c) His clothing.
(d) His hat.

5. What new word is heard in Visegrad for the first time in Chapter 17?
(a) Technology.
(b) Strike.
(c) Computer.
(d) Mustard gas.

6. Where does Alihodja hide in order to be alone?
(a) Up in the mountains.
(b) Under the bridge.
(c) At a friend's home in a nearby village.
(d) Tiny room behind his shop.

7. Where do Zorka and Glasičanin spend time together?
(a) Lotte's hotel.
(b) Cafe.
(c) Rehearsals for a festival.
(d) Reading room.

8. What new drink does Corkan prefer in Chapter 15?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Plum brandy.
(d) Rum.

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

10. How does Dr. Balus die?
(a) He is shot by a soldier.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Treating a typhus epidemic.
(d) In a fight with Mr. Bauer.

11. How old is Gregor Fedun?
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Thirty.

12. What is Alihodja sure he can hear coming form the marketplace at the end of Chapter 24?
(a) Angry fighting.
(b) Gunfire.
(c) Windows breaking.
(d) Singing.

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

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

15. Who is the seamstress that Corkan pines for?
(a) Paša from Dušče.
(b) Saha.
(c) Sumbo.
(d) Jalenka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to play a gramophone on the kapia?

2. How does Gregor die?

3. What is unusual about Gregor's physical appearance?

4. Who is Enver Bey?

5. What does Stiković recall watching as a boy?

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