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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dragan is introduced in Chapter One, he thinks about the Winter Olympics that were held in Sarajevo in which year?

2. Which character feels a kinship with the avian creatures being caught by the old man in Chapter Two?

3. About how far away are the soldiers that Arrow watches in Chapter One?

4. How many soldiers is Arrow watching during her introductory section in Chapter One?

5. The narrator states that people who have the means to leave, and choose to do so, are viewed by their fellow Sarajevans in what way?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Nermin Filipovic?

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

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

7. Who is Mrs. Ristovski?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of Arrow's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Galloway in depicting Arrow and include in your discussion the reasons that Galloway reveals Arrow's real name at the end of the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why Galloway instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Cellist of Sarajevo.

Essay Topic 3

Choose an object from The Cellist of Sarajevo, such as the cello notes, the bottle of expired pills, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

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