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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stiković have published that he is dissatisfied with?
(a) Play.
(b) Children's story.
(c) Magazine article.
(d) Novel.

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

3. How many times has Mujaga Mutapdžić been a refugee?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

4. What does Glasičanin say about Stiković when they are debating on the kapia?
(a) He is too vain to love anyone or anything.
(b) Urges him to lend him money.
(c) He should marry.
(d) He is a great writer.

5. How does Salko Corkan support himself?
(a) Hotel worker.
(b) Schoolmaster.
(c) Cleric.
(d) Entertainer.

6. What new building is created opposite Lotte's hotel?
(a) Officer's mess.
(b) Mosque.
(c) Competing hotel.
(d) Grocery store.

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

8. What occupation does Zorka have?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Schoolmistress.
(c) Banker.
(d) Chef.

9. What is the relationship between Mihailo Ristic and Peter Gatal?
(a) Grandfather and grandson.
(b) Father and son.
(c) Godfather and godson.
(d) Uncle and nephew.

10. What does Stiković recall watching as a boy?
(a) Animals playing on the kapia.
(b) The river freeze up.
(c) Ćorkan's dance on the parapet.
(d) A great explosion.

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

12. Who does Mihailo Ristić's give shelter to in his large home during bombardments?
(a) Austrian soldiers.
(b) Town merchants.
(c) Young children.
(d) Alihodja.

13. Where does Alihodja's life end?
(a) In his shop.
(b) In the marketplace.
(c) On the riverbank near the bridge.
(d) Walking up the hill to his home.

14. What role does Pasa play in Hadji Omer's life?
(a) Housekeeper.
(b) Seamstress.
(c) Laundress.
(d) Second wife.

15. What does Maistor-Peitro's wife want him to do to the youths who chided him?
(a) Toss them off the bridge.
(b) Sue them for libel.
(c) Have them arrested.
(d) Hit them in the face with his hammer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is arrested in October 1908 for tearing down something on the kapia?

2. Who does Zorka kiss in an empty classroom?

3. What does Alihodja turn his house into in Chapter 23?

4. What are Balas and Mme. Bauer playing in Chapter 19?

5. What young relative does Lotte dress and feed?

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