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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 does mad Ilinka think has happened to her children?

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

3. What causes a fire and burns the blockhouse down?

4. What religious community does Bukus belong to?

5. What is posted on the kapia beneath the marble plaque?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Milan Glasicanin gambles on the kapia with a stranger?

3. Describe the feast that celebrates the completion of the bridge.

4. What happens when the children are collected in Bosnia for the blood tribute?

5. Describe Arif Beg.

6. What diseases sweep through Sarajevo during the middle of the nineteenth century and limit travel?

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

8. Describe Abidaga.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

When do we first meet the Vezir in this novel? Why is the river Drina important to him? What is the inspiration for his grand plan to build a bridge over the river?

Essay Topic 3

Identify a character who resists change and prefers to live in a traditional way. How does this character manage to avoid changing with the times? Why does he or she believe it is important to remain true to the "old ways"?

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