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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. Who does Mihailo Ristić's give shelter to in his large home during bombardments?

2. What does Maistor-Peitro's wife want him to do to the youths who chided him?

3. Where are Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife assassinated?

4. Who passes Gregor on the bridge that he looks forward to seeing again?

5. How does Gregor die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reaction to the gramophone when the coffee merchant plays it on the kapia?

2. What role does Mihailo Ristić play in keeping merchants safe during the bombardment?

3. What happens to Lotte at the end of the novel?

4. What is the summer like in 1914?

5. Describe Zorka's relationship with Glasičanin.

6. What happens in Visegrad when Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated?

7. Where does Alihodja go when the gendarmes tell him to evacuate?

8. What is Gregor's reaction to being interrogated?

9. What is Alihodja's perspective on the new changes in Visegrad?

10. Why is Lotte so tired?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"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.

Essay Topic 2

Identify a character who shows exceptional leadership qualities in the novel and discuss how this person influences the town of Visegrad. Use specific textual examples to support your viewpoint.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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