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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 Glasičanin tell Zorka after the Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated?

2. What is the reputation of the students who gather on the kapia in Chapter 18?

3. What new drink does Corkan prefer in Chapter 15?

4. What do the townspeople believe is happening when the bridge pier is drilled and a manhole cover is put over it?

5. Why do Turkish youths chide Maistor-Peitro as he walks across the bridge in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What new changes occur in 1900 to the town of Visegrad?

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

3. What is Janko Stiković preoccupied about at the beginning of Chapter 19?

4. Why is Salko Corkan considered a hero by his companions?

5. What does Alihodja want most in the moments before he dies?

6. How does the outside world creep into Visegrad at the turn of the 20th century?

7. What new changes do university students bring to the kapia?

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

9. Why is Lotte so tired?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Zorka's relationship with Stiković. What does she see in him? How is she disillusioned by his response to her? Does she hold out hope for a relationship with him? How can you tell?

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

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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