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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The sound of what type of weapon interrupts Kenan's reverie about Veliki Park?
(a) Grenades.
(b) Shells.
(c) Guns.
(d) Land mines.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which war began as a result that happened at the Precip Bridge?

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

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

4. How many soldiers is Arrow watching during her introductory section in Chapter One?

5. Which members of Dragan's family was he able to get out of Sarajevo before the siege began?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does the cellist need protection and from whom?

2. What did the cellist used to do for a living before the Siege of Sarajevo began and what purpose did he see in his work?

3. How does Arrow determine the location of the sniper tasked with killing the cellist?

4. How does Arrow react to hearing the cellist's music for the first time in Chapter Two?

5. Who is Nermin Filipovic?

6. On what factor does Dragan base his decision to cross the street the first time he leaves Emina's side after they run into one another?

7. What task must Kenan undertake every four days throughout the siege and why?

8. Describe Kenan’s family situation.

9. Discuss the meaning of the Leon Trotsky quote Galloway includes as an epigraph.

10. Describe Arrow’s path to becoming a sniper working to defend Sarajevo against the siege.

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