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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. Everything is said to now cost how many times as much as it had before the onset of the siege?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

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

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

4. How many soldiers is Arrow watching during her introductory section in Chapter One?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. What does Kenan do when he flips the light switch out of habit and the lightbulb turns on?
(a) He breaks the lightbulb.
(b) He lights a match anyway.
(c) He shouts.
(d) He wakes up his family.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What type of weapon does Arrow usually use in her work?

4. Which action did Dragan used to perform when he took his wife and son to Vraca Fortress?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kenan’s family situation.

2. 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?

3. In what way does Galloway use word choice to suggest the anxiety Kenan feels as he walks through his devastated city?

4. What is Sarajevo Roulette, according to Emina?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who is Nermin Filipovic?

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