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

2. How old is Amila, Kenan's wife, though he admits she looks 50 because of the war?
(a) 37.
(b) 32.
(c) 28.
(d) 26.

3. Kenan runs into his friend Ismet in Chapter Two and Ismet is described as having what job?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Soldier.

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

5. What term does Arrow use to describe herself when she is performing effectively in her role as a sniper?
(a) Weapon.
(b) Machine.
(c) Robot.
(d) Savior.

Short Answer 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?

2. What does Kenan do when he flips the light switch out of habit and the lightbulb turns on?

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

4. In which decade of life is Nermin Filipovic, Arrow's unit commander?

5. Kenan decides that for his Chapter One trip to fetch water, he will take how many canisters in total?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Toward what location is Dragan traveling in his introductory session in Chapter One and for what purpose?

3. Who is Nermin Filipovic?

4. 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?

5. Who is Mrs. Ristovski?

6. What does Dragan do for a living and what is his family situation?

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

8. What is Bascarsija and what is Galloway's purpose for alluding to it?

9. What is the significance of the 1984 Olympics according to Dragan?

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

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