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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abidaga order his man to do with the corpse in Chapter 3?
(a) Give it a proper burial.
(b) Throw it into the river.
(c) Throw it to the dogs.
(d) Burn it.

2. What is the town like on the day described at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) A festival is taking place.
(b) Noisy.
(c) Chaos in the market.
(d) Silent and empty.

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

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

5. What is Alihodja Mutevelic known for?
(a) Agreeable nature.
(b) He is easily swayed by others' opinions.
(c) His outspoken nature and independence.
(d) Shyness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the military vehicles deliver to Visegrad?

2. Who revolts in the beginning of Chapter 6?

3. What color horse does the colonel arrive on when he comes to Visegrad?

4. What does Abidaga do if he finds any part of the bridge damaged in Chapter 3?

5. How is the schoolmaster, Hussein Effendi, described?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the town of Visegrad react when the Austrian troops take over?

2. What are the important cultural events that occur on the bridge in Chapter 1?

3. What do the townspeople gain when the blockhouse is burned to the ground?

4. What occurs during the first part of the bridge construction?

5. How do the people of Visegrad react when the bridge is almost complete?

6. What happens when civil servants arrive in Visegrad and start making changes?

7. Describe the blockhouse.

8. What does Fata do in order to keep both her word and the word of her father?

9. Describe Osman Effedni Karamanli.

10. Why does the mufti of Plevlje's come to Visegrad?

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