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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 unusual about Gregor's physical appearance?

2. Where do Zorka and Glasičanin spend time together?

3. How many days of bombing does Visegrad endure in Chapter 22?

4. What does the army insist upon in the marketplace during artillery fire in Chapter 23?

5. Who is Enver Bey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Hadji Omer take a second wife?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the summer like in 1914?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the blood tribute collection. What is the reason for this action and who does it target? How do parents try to stop the collection from happening? In what way do they fail at their attempts?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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