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

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

3. How many people has Dragan seen killed by snipers since the siege began?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. Dragan is making his way toward what type of location, where he has worked for 40 years?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A zoo.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A library.

5. How many stories do the apartment buildings "flanking" (38) Kenan have as he sets out toward the brewery?
(a) 4 or 5.
(b) 2 or 3.
(c) 1 or 2.
(d) 5 or 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dragan is introduced in Chapter One, he thinks about the Winter Olympics that were held in Sarajevo in which year?

2. Kenan speaks with an old man catching which kinds of birds?

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

4. Bascarsija has served as Sarajevo's what for 500 years?

5. When Kenan is first introduced in Chapter One, it is revealed that he will soon celebrate which birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the reader learn about life in Sarajevo during the siege, in relation to electricity and water?

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

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

5. Who is Nermin Filipovic?

6. What is Sarajevo Roulette, according to Emina?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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