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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. Who was the General of the Yugoslav Army?

2. What was destroyed by a shell on June 14, 1992?

3. Which music group was number one on the Dial MTV program in January of 1992?

4. Who was a refugee from Grbavica and left everything behind?

5. Why did Filipovic's father run across the bridge to get?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did schools finish the year in May of 1992?

2. How did FIlipovic and her father react when the marketplace was shelled and Filipovic's mother was nearby?

3. How did Filipovic describe her life on June 29, 1992?

4. How were Filipovic's mother and father trying to reach Srdjan, who was stranded in Dubrovnik?

5. What happened at the park on May 7, 1992?

6. What were Filipovic's feelings on summer school in August of 1992?

7. Describe Filipovic's feelings on the war after Mladjo was killed?

8. Why was Filipovic upset on October 19, 1991?

9. Why did Filipovic's father come back from Zenica upset?

10. Describe Filipovic's parents property in Crnotina.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Journalists from around the world began visiting Filipovic on a consistent basis in July of 1993.

Part 1) What role did the journalists play in getting the story of the people of Sarajevo to the world? Did the journalists convince world leaders to get involved in the peacekeeping mission?

Part 2) Explain the role of ABC News. Why were they important to Filipovic and her story?

Part 3) Explain the role of Alexandra and other French journalists.

Essay Topic 2

Filipovic lived a typical childhood until the shells began to fall and the gunfire started. Compare Filipovic's pre-war life with her post-war life discussed in the entry dated December 1993.

Essay Topic 3

Filipovic describes the war in her diary using capital letters to describe the feelings he had on May 13 and 27 and June 29 and December 28 of 1992.

Part 1) Why did Filipovic use capital letters in some of her journal entry?

Part 2) What words did she use to describe the events?

Part 3) Why do you believe Filipovic chose the words she used?

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