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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. Who found out about Dragan's capture and then secured his release?
(a) His boss.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His son.
(d) His father.

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

3. After Kenan is able to move his limbs and get up, he finds that the shells have hit how many meters down the street?
(a) 30.
(b) 150.
(c) 90.
(d) 60.

4. What is NOT an element of Dragan's prior experience with the cellist?
(a) He has never given him much thought.
(b) He has spoken with him.
(c) He has never seen him perform.
(d) He has heard about him in passing.

5. How many years ago did Mrs. Ristovski become a widow?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Arrow's final section of Chapter Two opens, it has almost reached what time of the morning?

2. Kenan recalls that on the night of a large structure fire at the library, he ran toward the fire for what reason.

3. The narrator states that Kesovo Stadium has been repurposed as what type of facility?

4. How many different types of reactions does Kenan identify at the scene of the shelling?

5. What color is the brewery building?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Arrow's use of the term "weapon" (120) to refer to herself?

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

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

4. In what way does the theme of courage arise within the final pages of Chapter Three?

5. What happens to Emina when she crosses the street in Chapter Two?

6. What evidence leads Arrow to believe that the murder of Ermin Filiopovic had been an inside job?

7. Who is the man in the tracksuit and what emotions does he inspire in Kenan?

8. 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?

9. In what way does Dragan equate incredulity with sanity in Chapter Three?

10. To what location is Arrow taken when she is removed from her apartment in Chapter Three and why?

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