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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. What was the relationship between Kenan and Raza when they moved into their current apartment building?
(a) They were engaged.
(b) They were dating.
(c) They were married.
(d) They were friends.

2. Who invited Arrow to Slavko's funeral, making it impossible for Arrow to refuse?
(a) Ismira.
(b) Filipovic.
(c) Emina.
(d) The cellist.

3. How long before narrative present was Dragan captured by the defending army and forced to dig ditches for three days with no food or water?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 12 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 month.

4. Filipovic, looking as if he has not slept in days, tells Arrow that it is time for her to take what action?
(a) Disappear.
(b) Say a prayer.
(c) Buy a tunnel pass.
(d) Cast a spell.

5. What action does Kenan take when he figures out that the man wearing a track suit sells water for a living?
(a) He counts to ten.
(b) He charges toward him.
(c) He yells at him.
(d) He calls the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Arrow awakens to the sound of boots on the stairs outside her apartment, she is taken to "what's left of" which "building" (194)?

2. What sort of artist does Kenan find when he reacts to the sound he hears in Chapter Three?

3. With what type of currency is Ismet paid for his work as a soldier in the army defending Sarajevo from the men on the hills?

4. Kenan becomes furious in Chapter Three when he realizes the true fate of which appliance he had sold very cheaply?

5. How old is Dragan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What epiphany does Kenan have as he listens to the cellist perform in Chapter Three?

2. What emotion has continued to build in Arrow's heart in ever greater amounts as she attends more funerals?

3. How and when did Kenan and Mrs. Ristovski first meet?

4. Describe the emotions Kenan feels when the brewery comes into view.

5. What does Filipovic mean when he tells Arrow it is time for her to disappear in Chapter Three?

6. Contrast the previous experiences Emina and Dragan have had with the cellist and their differing levels of optimism.

7. For what reason does Kenan feel a variety of emotions upon arriving at the brewery?

8. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality arise within the latter half of Chapter Two?

9. What is the setting of the opening of Chapter Three and which character's story is narrated first?

10. What clue alerts Kenan to the severity of the oncoming explosion while he is getting ready to fill Mrs. Ristovski’s bottles with water at the brewery?

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