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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 name of the hotel built on the river bank beside the bridge?

2. What is Lotte furious about regarding Albert's political leanings?

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

4. Where does Albert immigrate to after he is expelled from Vienna?

5. What comes to the main streets of town in 1914?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Hadji Omer take a second wife?

6. How does Jelenka fool Gregor Fedun?

7. Describe the relationship between Janko Stikovic and Nikola Glasičanin.

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

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

10. What is the summer like in 1914?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character Gregor Fedun. What does his story tell you about the political and military situation of Visegrad at that time? How does a momentary attraction to a young girl result in his tragic death? What do you think the author is suggesting by including Gregor's story in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the students who gather on the kapia in the 20th century. How are they different from past generations of students? In what ways do they take action for freedom and human rights? Provide textual examples to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Is Glasičanin an independent thinker? How does he interact with others? What is his view of the war and how does he hope to bring freedom to Serbia?

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