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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. Kenan decides that for his Chapter One trip to fetch water, he will take how many canisters in total?
(a) 4.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. Under which building does the tunnel used for paid escapes and smuggling lie?
(a) The library.
(b) The airport.
(c) The magistrate's office.
(d) City Hall.

3. What term does the narrator use to identify Arrow's position?
(a) Informant.
(b) Spy.
(c) Con artist.
(d) Sniper.

4. In Chapter One, Arrow is hiding in the ruins of what type of location?
(a) A tram station.
(b) An office building.
(c) An apartment building.
(d) A department store.

5. Kenan speaks with an old man catching which kinds of birds?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Turkeys.
(d) Geese.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Each of the canisters Kenan plans to bring from his own home holds how many liters of water?

3. What reason does Kenan ultimately identify for his decision not to enroll in the defending army?

4. Emina tells Dragan a story about walking down an unfamiliar street and being gifted with what type of fruit?

5. What kind of a musical piece does the cellist play when he feels particularly hopeless?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kenan’s family situation.

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

3. Who is Emina and why would Dragan rather avoid her?

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

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

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

7. What situation is Dragan in when the reader rejoins him in Chapter Two?

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

9. What does the tram symbolize in Kenan's memory of the siege's first day?

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

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