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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a sniper shoots at Dragan as he is crossing the street, he feels a bullet whizz past which of his body parts?
(a) His right ear.
(b) His right elbow.
(c) His left knee.
(d) His left ear.

2. What job does Emina report Jovan to have recently acquired?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Liaison.
(d) Lawyer.

3. When Kenan is first introduced in Chapter One, it is revealed that he will soon celebrate which birthday?
(a) 36th.
(b) 51st.
(c) 40th.
(d) 31st.

4. Kenan's section in Chapter One comes to an end once he has taken what action?
(a) Kissed his wife goodbye.
(b) Stepped into the street.
(c) Said a quick prayer.
(d) Stepped outside his apartment door.

5. Dragan thinks about the fact that to go outside means to accept the possibility that you will suffer which fate?
(a) Injured.
(b) Killed.
(c) Captured.
(d) Kidnapped.

6. It is revealed in Chapter Two that Dragan's wife and son made it out of Sarajevo by using what form of transportation?
(a) Bus.
(b) Plane.
(c) Boat.
(d) Car.

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

8. Behind what type of object do Dragan and the other pedestrians wait behind while deciding when to cross?
(a) A building.
(b) A wall of concrete.
(c) A car.
(d) A boxcar.

9. Each of the canisters Kenan plans to bring from his own home holds how many liters of water?
(a) 50.
(b) 36.
(c) 24.
(d) 96.

10. What type of material is covering Arrow's legs as she is lying face-down next to a window?
(a) Foliage.
(b) Confetti.
(c) Tarps.
(d) Newspaper.

11. When the reader rejoins Dragan in Chapter Two, how many minutes have passed since a sniper last fired at the intersection?
(a) 45.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

12. How often must Kenan walk to the brewery to fetch water for his family?
(a) Every 2 days.
(b) Every 4 days.
(c) Every 7 days.
(d) Every 14 days.

13. 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) 2nd.
(b) 4th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 5th.

14. In which decade of life is Nermin Filipovic, Arrow's unit commander?
(a) Late twenties.
(b) Late thirties.
(c) Early forties.
(d) Early thirties.

15. Everything is said to now cost how many times as much as it had before the onset of the siege?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many people has Dragan seen killed by snipers since the siege began?

3. Though Dragan does not know his immediate family's precise location, he believes they are in which country?

4. In Chapter One, Arrow is hiding in the ruins of what type of location?

5. In what decade of life is Mrs. Ristovski?

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