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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. Arrow believes that the main sin committed by the men on the hills had been robbing her of the knowledge that life is what?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Brief.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Wondrous.

2. Each of the canisters Kenan plans to bring from his own home holds how many liters of water?
(a) 96.
(b) 36.
(c) 24.
(d) 50.

3. Which members of Dragan's family was he able to get out of Sarajevo before the siege began?
(a) His wife, daughter, and son.
(b) His brother, his son, and his wife.
(c) His wife and son.
(d) His son, wife, and mother-in-law.

4. Filipovic tasks Arrow with protecting the cellist through the rest of his series of how many days of street performances?
(a) 13.
(b) 22.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

5. What color is Arrow's shoulder-length hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Blonde.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Kenan decides to take the safer of the two routes available to him, he realizes that he has just added how many kilometers to his trip?

2. It is revealed in Chapter Two that Dragan's wife and son made it out of Sarajevo by using what form of transportation?

3. How often must Kenan walk to the brewery to fetch water for his family?

4. Kenan runs into his friend Ismet in Chapter Two and Ismet is described as having what job?

5. When the reader joins Arrow in Chapter 2, she is speaking to Nermin Filipovic in which location?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What theft does Arrow consider to be the most egregious when it comes to what the men on the hill have stolen from her and her fellow Sarajevans?

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

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

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

6. Describe Kenan’s family situation.

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

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

9. 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?

10. What is Sarajevo Roulette, according to Emina?

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