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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 was the relationship between Kenan and Raza when they moved into their current apartment building?

2. After Kenan is able to move his limbs and get up, he finds that the shells have hit how many meters down the street?

3. What is the man holding in his hand when he asks Kenan if he has seen his terrier?

4. What action does the man in the track suit take when he notices Kenan?

5. What term does Arrow use to describe the version of herself that is logical, merciless, and focused?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What emotion has continued to build in Arrow's heart in ever greater amounts as she attends more funerals?

4. What epiphany does Kenan have as he listens to the cellist perform in Chapter Three?

5. For what reason does Kenan feel a variety of emotions upon arriving at the brewery?

6. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality arise within the latter half of Chapter Two?

7. What are Arrow's initial feelings about Hasan and how are they proven or disproven by subsequent events?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within The Cellist of Sarajevo and what is Galloway’s message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of courage portrayed in The Cellist of Sarajevo? Examine Galloway's treatment of and messages regarding courage throughout the book.

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