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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Kenan realizes that the electricity is on, he plans to quickly take what action?
(a) Make a hot meal.
(b) Charge the generator battery.
(c) Wake up his family.
(d) Grind some coffee beans.

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

4. What is NOT a feature of the cellist's appearance when Arrow sees him perform for the first time?
(a) Sad eyes.
(b) Black hair.
(c) A mustache.
(d) Glasses.

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

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

7. What is the profession of the character named Ismira Sidran?
(a) Theater director.
(b) Actress.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Fashion designer.

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

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

10. Dragan decides just before he attempts to cross the intersection that by waiting any longer, he will be taking what action?
(a) Surrendering to his fear.
(b) Letting the men on the hills win.
(c) Losing his dignity.
(d) Sacrificing his identity.

11. On what day of the cellist's series does Arrow see him perform for the first time in the street?
(a) 27th.
(b) 21st.
(c) 11th.
(d) 8th.

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

13. Though Dragan does not know his immediate family's precise location, he believes they are in which country?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Wales.

14. What does Kenan do when he flips the light switch out of habit and the lightbulb turns on?
(a) He lights a match anyway.
(b) He shouts.
(c) He wakes up his family.
(d) He breaks the lightbulb.

15. The men on the hills who are waging the Siege of Sarajevo are encamped at Vraca, an elevated what?
(a) Plateau.
(b) Reservoir.
(c) Fortress.
(d) Parking garage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kenan runs into his friend Ismet in Chapter Two and Ismet is described as having what job?

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

3. What type of material is covering Arrow's legs as she is lying face-down next to a window?

4. What is the name of the man Dragan pretends not to see in Chapter One, though he knows and likes him?

5. Everything is said to now cost how many times as much as it had before the onset of the siege?

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