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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. Which character does Dragan actively dislike?

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

3. Behind what type of object do Dragan and the other pedestrians wait behind while deciding when to cross?

4. How far must Dragan walk in order to reach his workplace from his sister's place?

5. What is NOT a feature of the cellist's appearance when Arrow sees him perform for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sarajevo Roulette, according to Emina?

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

3. What does the reader learn about life in Sarajevo during the siege, in relation to electricity and water?

4. Who is Mrs. Ristovski?

5. Who is Emina and why would Dragan rather avoid her?

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

7. What task must Kenan undertake every four days throughout the siege and why?

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

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

10. Who is Nermin Filipovic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Cellist of Sarajevo and analyze Galloway’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 2

What messages does Galloway send about the transformative power of art and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Sensory details are used frequently by Galloway in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of The Cellist of Sarajevo. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Galloway’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

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