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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 action did Dragan used to perform when he took his wife and son to Vraca Fortress?

3. Who is Emina, the woman into whom Dragan runs in Chapter Two?

4. What reason does Kenan ultimately identify for his decision not to enroll in the defending army?

5. What kind of a musical piece does the cellist play when he feels particularly hopeless?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Nermin Filipovic?

3. What is Sarajevo Roulette, according to Emina?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. Who is Mrs. Ristovski?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Galloway from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of The Cellist of Sarajevo and one of the novel's main messages. How does Galloway make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?

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