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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. With what type of currency is Ismet paid for his work as a soldier in the army defending Sarajevo from the men on the hills?
2. Kenan has seen how many people lined up to get water during a few of his previous trips?
3. How many years ago did Mrs. Ristovski become a widow?
4. Kenan decides in Chapter Three that he never wants to be what sort of entity?
5. Kenan recalls that on the night of a large structure fire at the library, he ran toward the fire for what reason.
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. For what reason does Kenan feel a variety of emotions upon arriving at the brewery?
3. What emotion has continued to build in Arrow's heart in ever greater amounts as she attends more funerals?
4. What are Arrow's initial feelings about Hasan and how are they proven or disproven by subsequent events?
5. Who is the man in the tracksuit and what emotions does he inspire in Kenan?
6. What is ironic about Emina's regret concerning the cellist, which she voices to Dragan in Chapter Three?
7. What evidence leads Arrow to believe that the murder of Ermin Filiopovic had been an inside job?
8. Discuss how the themes of guilt and responsibility arise in the aftermath of Kenan’s frightening experience at the brewery.
9. What is the setting of the opening of Chapter Three and which character's story is narrated first?
10. What is the significance of Arrow's use of the term "weapon" (120) to refer to herself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Galloway’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Cellist of Sarajevo.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Galloway’s use of the motif of sound within the novel The Cellist of Sarajevo.
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