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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Kenan makes the trek to the brewery, he always fetches water for his family and for which other character?
(a) Amil.
(b) Mrs. Ristovski.
(c) Dragan.
(d) His sister-in-law.

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

4. Filipovic tasks Arrow with protecting the cellist through the rest of his series of how many days of street performances?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 22.
(d) 13.

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

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

7. 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.

8. Arrow believes that the main sin committed by the men on the hills had been robbing her of the knowledge that life is what?
(a) Brief.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Wondrous.
(d) Exciting.

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

10. Which members of Dragan's family was he able to get out of Sarajevo before the siege began?
(a) His brother, his son, and his wife.
(b) His wife, daughter, and son.
(c) His wife and son.
(d) His son, wife, and mother-in-law.

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

12. 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) 5th.
(d) 3rd.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character feels a kinship with the avian creatures being caught by the old man in Chapter Two?

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

3. When the reader joins Arrow in Chapter 2, she is speaking to Nermin Filipovic in which location?

4. Behind what type of object do Dragan and the other pedestrians wait behind while deciding when to cross?

5. What term does the narrator use to identify Arrow's position?

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