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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 town like on the day described at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. Who orders the bridge to be built in Chapter 2?

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

4. What does mad Ilinka think has happened to her children?

5. What kind of temperament does the mufti have in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the setting of the kapia the night that refugees from Uzice cross the bridge.

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

4. What do the townspeople gain when the blockhouse is burned to the ground?

5. Is Pop Nikola admired by the town?

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

7. What does the narrator say about the townspeople of Visegrad?

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

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

10. Does the bridge withstand the flood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Pop Nikola. What kind of person is he? What reputation does he have in the town? How does he play an important role in leading the townspeople through the Austrian occupation?

Essay Topic 2

How does Fata Osmanagic keep both her word and her father's word? Describe Fata's view of her place in the world and her relationship with her father. Why does she choose death over marriage?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of the novel. What are the challenges and rewards of living in this setting? In what way does the river Drina play an important role in the life of the townspeople?

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