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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. What does Filipovic name as the cause of his imminent firing?
2. What is the man holding in his hand when he asks Kenan if he has seen his terrier?
3. Which outcome is made completely clear about the fate of the sniper hunted by Arrow?
4. What does Kenan do when he hears a particular sound in Chapter Three soon after seeing the man in the track suit?
5. What object does Dragan find in Emina's coat pocket along with the bottle of expired pills?
Short Essay Questions
1. What emotion has continued to build in Arrow's heart in ever greater amounts as she attends more funerals?
2. What is the significance of Arrow's use of the term "weapon" (120) to refer to herself?
3. What is ironic about Emina's regret concerning the cellist, which she voices to Dragan in Chapter Three?
4. Describe the emotions Kenan feels when the brewery comes into view.
5. What happens to Emina when she crosses the street in Chapter Two?
6. Discuss how the themes of guilt and responsibility arise in the aftermath of Kenan’s frightening experience at the brewery.
7. What epiphany does Kenan have as he listens to the cellist perform in Chapter Three?
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. Contrast the previous experiences Emina and Dragan have had with the cellist and their differing levels of optimism.
10. In what way does the theme of courage arise within the final pages of Chapter Three?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What ultimate message is Galloway sending about the nature and value of compassion?
Essay Topic 3
Perform a biographical criticism of The Cellist of Sarajevo by researching Galloway's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Galloway.
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