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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. When Kenan imagines having lunch with in Veliki Park, he visualizes sharing it with which friend?
(a) Amil.
(b) Jovan.
(c) Govan.
(d) Dragan.

2. How old is Arrow at the time of the narrative's events?
(a) 28.
(b) 18.
(c) 38.
(d) 19.

3. For what purpose is Dragan walking toward his workplace in Chapter One?
(a) To eat.
(b) To collect his pay.
(c) To speak with his boss.
(d) To work.

4. How long has it been since Kenan and his family have had reliable electricity?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 year.

5. It is revealed in Chapter Two that Dragan's wife and son made it out of Sarajevo by using what form of transportation?
(a) Car.
(b) Boat.
(c) Bus.
(d) Plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under which building does the tunnel used for paid escapes and smuggling lie?

2. What type of material is covering Arrow's legs as she is lying face-down next to a window?

3. Dragan thinks about the fact that to go outside means to accept the possibility that you will suffer which fate?

4. What color is Arrow's shoulder-length hair?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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. Discuss an instance when Galloway uses the sound motif in Chapter Two.

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Nermin Filipovic?

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 determine the location of the sniper tasked with killing the cellist?

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