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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two: Pages 97-153.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character describes Sarajevo roulette as being more complicated than Russian roulette?
(a) Kenan.
(b) Dragan.
(c) Emina.
(d) Amil.

2. What number does Dragan reach when he counts out the seconds until the hatless man is shot dead?
(a) 4.
(b) 9.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

3. What kind of a musical piece does the cellist play when he feels particularly hopeless?
(a) An adagio.
(b) An aria.
(c) A triptych.
(d) A hymn.

4. Who is Emina, the woman into whom Dragan runs in Chapter Two?
(a) Dragan's mistress.
(b) A friend of Dragan's wife.
(c) Dragan's former teacher.
(d) Dragan's colleague.

5. The narrator states that people who have the means to leave, and choose to do so, are viewed by their fellow Sarajevans in what way?
(a) As enemies.
(b) As saviors.
(c) As cowards.
(d) As intellectuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an element of Dragan's prior experience with the cellist?

2. Arrow believes that the main sin committed by the men on the hills had been robbing her of the knowledge that life is what?

3. How many times has Emina seen the cellist play music in the street?

4. Kenan speaks with an old man catching which kinds of birds?

5. For what purpose is Dragan walking toward his workplace in Chapter One?

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