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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 Zahler's sister-in-law's name?

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

4. What makes Alihodja's ear tingle when he is on the bridge in October, 1908?

5. What do Hadji Omer and his wife lack in life?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jelenka fool Gregor Fedun?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Lotte?

10. Is Gregor Fedun glad to be a streifkorps?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novel. What are the challenges and rewards of living in this setting? In what way does the river Drina play an important role in the life of the townspeople?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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