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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport did Filipovic and her friends do at "Boza's Trail"?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Ice hockey.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Ice skating.

2. What was Filipovic's uncle's injury?
(a) He was wounded in the leg.
(b) He was wounded in the arm.
(c) He had shrapnel in his chest.
(d) He was shot in the head.

3. Who was the General of the Yugoslav Army?
(a) General Tito.
(b) General Kukanjac.
(c) General Grebo.
(d) General Milic.

4. What was Silva Rizvanbegovic's occupation?
(a) She was a boutique owner.
(b) She was on the police force.
(c) She was a doctor.
(d) She was a laywer.

5. How did Zlata's family find out Srdjan was alive?
(a) Telephone.
(b) Television.
(c) A soldier told them.
(d) Ham radio.

6. What group did Zlata get moved up to in tennis?
(a) The boys group.
(b) The girls group.
(c) The teen group.
(d) The older group.

7. On May 29, 1992, what fell on the house across the way?
(a) A brick that someone threw.
(b) A shell.
(c) A ball someone threw.
(d) A helicopter.

8. Where did Filipovich spend most days in July 1992?
(a) At the UN headquarters.
(b) In the house and cellar.
(c) At the marketplace.
(d) At the school.

9. Where was the 150 year old house that Zlata's mom and dad restored?
(a) Grbavica.
(b) Miljacka.
(c) Sarajevo.
(d) Crnotina.

10. What fan club was Zlata trying to join?
(a) Nirvana's fan club.
(b) Madonna's fan club.
(c) Michael Jackson's fan club.
(d) New Kid on the Block's fan club.

11. Now that most of her closest friends moved away, who are Filipovic's best friends?
(a) Martina and Matea.
(b) Bojana and Maja.
(c) Jaca and Dado.
(d) Vanja and Andrej.

12. Who was killed by a shell that fell in front of the community center on September 15, 1992?
(a) Eldin.
(b) Dado.
(c) Nedo.
(d) Samra.

13. How did Filipovich walk through the streets of Sarajevo?
(a) Scared.
(b) Happily.
(c) Bravely.
(d) Depressed.

14. What did Zlata get to discuss when returning to school?
(a) The holiday on the seaside.
(b) The boredom of staying at home.
(c) The war.
(d) The adventure of getting school supplies.

15. What injury did Filipovic's dad suffer due to carrying heavy amounts of water?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A hernia.
(c) A sprained wrist.
(d) A sprained ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Filipovic's parents buy in large amounts once the gunfire stopped?

2. How did Filipovic's father power the radio after the battery died?

3. What was the significance of March 8th when the art teacher brought in a picture?

4. Who was the woman who helped at Filipovich's home when her mom was not feeling well?

5. On July 5, 1992, what did Filipovic wish she could do but was unable to because it was in the "dangerous room"?

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