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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gregor die?

2. Who is Enver Bey?

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

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

5. What are the canes made from that most of the university students carry in Visegrad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the summer like in 1914?

2. Describe Zorka's relationship with Glasičanin.

3. What happens in Visegrad when Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated?

4. Where does Alihodja go when the gendarmes tell him to evacuate?

5. Why does Hadji Omer take a second wife?

6. What is Alihodja's perspective on the new changes in Visegrad?

7. What is Lotte's reaction when she reads about her nephew in the newspaper?

8. Why is Salko Corkan considered a hero by his companions?

9. Why is Lotte so tired?

10. What is the reaction to the gramophone when the coffee merchant plays it on the kapia?

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