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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Kenan ultimately identify for his decision not to enroll in the defending army?
(a) He is afraid of dying.
(b) He has a psychological disorder.
(c) He has friends on the hills.
(d) He does not want to accept money from the city government.

2. When Kenan imagines having lunch with in Veliki Park, he visualizes sharing it with which friend?
(a) Amil.
(b) Jovan.
(c) Govan.
(d) Dragan.

3. Emina tells Dragan a story about walking down an unfamiliar street and being gifted with what type of fruit?
(a) Cantaloupe.
(b) Pears.
(c) Apples.
(d) Cherries.

4. Arrow's first section in Chapter Two names an apartment on which floor as the one where the sniper plans to shoot the cellist?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 4th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 2nd.

5. Under which building does the tunnel used for paid escapes and smuggling lie?
(a) City Hall.
(b) The airport.
(c) The library.
(d) The magistrate's office.

6. What is the name of the man Dragan pretends not to see in Chapter One, though he knows and likes him?
(a) Revya.
(b) Amil.
(c) Armin.
(d) Emina.

7. Which character feels a kinship with the avian creatures being caught by the old man in Chapter Two?
(a) Ismet.
(b) Emina.
(c) Kenan.
(d) The old man.

8. Arrow wonders about the absence of which emotion within herself after she kills one of the men on the hills?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Relief.

9. How old is Dragan's eldest son?
(a) 28.
(b) 11.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

10. Bascarsija has served as Sarajevo's what for 500 years?
(a) Court of law.
(b) Marketplace.
(c) Cultural center.
(d) Entertainment.

11. At the beginning of Chapter Two, how many intersections does Dragan have to cross before he reaches the bakery?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

12. 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 saviors.
(b) As intellectuals.
(c) As enemies.
(d) As cowards.

13. When the reader joins Arrow in Chapter 2, she is speaking to Nermin Filipovic in which location?
(a) Her home.
(b) The cafe.
(c) The brewery.
(d) His office.

14. What type of weapon does Arrow usually use in her work?
(a) A garotte.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A knife.

15. In what decade of life is Mrs. Ristovski?
(a) 50s.
(b) 60s.
(c) 70s.
(d) 80s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kenan thinks of which form of transportation as being symbolic of civilization?

2. Ismet and Kenan have been friends for over how many years?

3. How old is Arrow at the time of the narrative's events?

4. Which character describes Sarajevo roulette as being more complicated than Russian roulette?

5. Which action did Dragan used to perform when he took his wife and son to Vraca Fortress?

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