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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 the setting of the novel?

2. What does Pop Nikola offer to the men on the kapia before the colonel arrives?

3. When spring arrives, what does the author say helps the young people forget about the terrible winter they have survived?

4. What does the headman do with the heads of those he executes during the Serbian revolt?

5. What kind of reputation does Abidaga have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of Visegrad ?

2. Is Pop Nikola admired by the town?

3. Describe Osman Effedni Karamanli.

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

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

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

7. What happens to the town of Visegrad during the great flood?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the railroad that is built and how it influences the town of Visegrad. What is the reaction to it, both positive and negative, among the townspeople? How does it change the town in economic and social ways?

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

Describe Lotte's character. How do time and age bring great disappointments into her life? Do you agree or disagree that her mental breakdown was a result of too many people depending on her?

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