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

2. What does Albert's sister agree to do when she marries a rich man from Pest?
(a) Agree to remain silent during the wedding.
(b) Become good friends with her sister-in-law.
(c) Convert to Christianity.
(d) Wear a head covering.

3. What comes to the main streets of town in 1914?
(a) Sidewalks.
(b) Fire hydrants.
(c) Street signs.
(d) Electrical lighting.

4. Where are Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife assassinated?
(a) Visegrad.
(b) Sarajevo.
(c) Italy.
(d) Bosnia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stiković recall watching as a boy?

2. What does Stiković have published that he is dissatisfied with?

3. What is the relationship between Mihailo Ristic and Peter Gatal?

4. What role does Pasa play in Hadji Omer's life?

5. What do the townspeople believe is happening when the bridge pier is drilled and a manhole cover is put over it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Mihailo Ristić play in keeping merchants safe during the bombardment?

2. What is Janko Stiković preoccupied about at the beginning of Chapter 19?

3. Who is Lotte?

4. What is the summer like in 1914?

5. How does ten days of bombardment affect the bridge?

6. What is Gregor's reaction to being interrogated?

7. Describe Zorka's relationship with Glasičanin.

8. How does Jelenka fool Gregor Fedun?

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

10. What new changes do university students bring to the kapia?

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