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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Fata known for before she is married?

2. What job does Tosun Effendi have with the bridge construction?

3. Who is Arif Beg?

4. In the mid-nineteenth century, how many plagues ravage Sarajevo?

5. Who takes over the town in the beginning of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the bridge that spans the river Drina.

2. Describe how the the Stone Han is changed.

3. Why does Radisav want to sabotage the building of the bridge?

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

5. Does Alihodja's resistance to Karamanli end in suffering for him?

6. How does Dauthodja give his life for the Stone Han?

7. Describe Arif Beg.

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

9. What does Bukus Gaon find on the kapia that changes his life forever?

10. Does Fata believe her father will marry her to Nail-beg of Nezuke?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Zorka's relationship with Stiković. What does she see in him? How is she disillusioned by his response to her? Does she hold out hope for a relationship with him? How can you tell?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters Abidaga and Arif Beg. What makes one a success and one a failure in their role as the Vezir's representative for the bridge construction? Use specific examples from the novel to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

"Life on the kapia always renews itself despite everything and the bridge does not change with the years or with the centuries or with the most painful turns in human affairs." Do you agree or disagree with this comment by the narrator? How does life on the kapia return time and time again to its original intent? Use specific textual examples to support your viewpoint.

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