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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 happens to Lotte when she is cut off from her office and the hotel?

2. Where do people think Mrs. Bauer goes after Dr. Balus' death?

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

4. What kind of writer is Toma Galus?

5. What are the canes made from that most of the university students carry in Visegrad?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Alihodja feel when a proclamation is posted on the kapia and read by a young boy?

3. Who is Lotte?

4. Describe Zorka's relationship with Glasičanin.

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

6. How does ten days of bombardment affect the bridge?

7. Why is Lotte so tired?

8. How does Jelenka fool Gregor Fedun?

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

10. What is the summer like in 1914?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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