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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. Dragan guesses that the cellist plays for what purpose?

2. What did Mrs. Rovalski bring as a housewarming gift for Kenan and Raza when they moved in?

3. What make of car does the man in the track suit drive?

4. The narrator states that Kesovo Stadium has been repurposed as what type of facility?

5. By the onset of Chapter Three, Arrow has begun to sleep in which location during periods of heavy shelling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Filipovic mean when he tells Arrow it is time for her to disappear in Chapter Three?

2. Does Arrow fulfill the mission given to her by Filipovic? Why or why not?

3. What is the setting of the opening of Chapter Three and which character's story is narrated first?

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

5. What clue alerts Arrow to the fact that there is trouble brewing after she leaves Filipovic's office?

6. How and when did Kenan and Mrs. Ristovski first meet?

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

8. What action does Arrow take when Hasan orders her to kill a civilian?

9. What is the setting of Dragan's final section within 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

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine Galloway’s use of characterization methods to portray himself within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in The Cellist of Sarajevo?

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