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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Zahler take his family and Lotte after the hotel is ruined?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Sarajevo.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

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

3. When Glasičanin asks Zorka to marry him, where does he want her to live?
(a) Italy.
(b) South America.
(c) Africa.
(d) America.

4. Where does Alihodja go when the Austrians tell him to evacuate?
(a) Medjan.
(b) The kapia.
(c) To his "coffin" or tiny room.
(d) To his house.

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

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

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

8. What is Lotte furious about regarding Albert's political leanings?
(a) He is Republican.
(b) He is a Socialist.
(c) He is a Communist.
(d) He wants to start his own party.

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

10. Where do Lotte and her family live now that the hotel is in ruins?
(a) Medjan.
(b) Serbia.
(c) Up in the mountains.
(d) Left bank of the Drina.

11. Who does Zorka kiss in an empty classroom?
(a) Balas.
(b) Stiković.
(c) Corkan.
(d) Galus.

12. What is the reputation of the students who gather on the kapia in Chapter 18?
(a) Free thinkers and nationalists.
(b) Appreciated for their outspokeness.
(c) Smart.
(d) Amusing.

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

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

15. 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 offer to help gather information.
(d) They are happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the summer of 1914 like for Visegrad?

2. What new drink does Corkan prefer in Chapter 15?

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

4. What do Hadji Omer and his wife lack in life?

5. What new word is heard in Visegrad for the first time in Chapter 17?

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