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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 do the Turks accuse Miles of?

2. What kind of horse does Osmanagic own?

3. What color staff does Abidaga carry?

4. When the plagues come to Sarajevo, what rules do Muslims disobey?

5. How long does it take Fata to arrange her trousseau?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Serbian revolt affect the town of Visegrad?

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

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

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

5. How does Shemisbeg Banković resist change when it comes to Visegrad?

6. Is Pop Nikola admired by the town?

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

8. Describe Osman Effedni Karamanli.

9. Describe Avdaga Osmanagic.

10. Describe the bridge that spans the river Drina.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe three modernizations that occur in this novel. How do these new advancements influence the culture and customs of Visegrad?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the novel end with Alihodja and his decision to stay in his shop during a bombardment? How is this choice a final act of resistance? What is the author suggesting by his death in the final scene of novel?

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