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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 destroyed by a shell on June 14, 1992?

2. Who was the General of the Yugoslav Army?

3. What did Filipovich and her family put over the windows after they were blown out by a shell that exploded near the house?

4. Why was crossing the bridge so dangerous?

5. What Muslim religious holiday is celebrated on April 4th?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the violence in Sarajevo as described by Filipovic in March of 1992.

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

4. What was "war" according to Filipovic?

5. What did Filipovic think about the kitten Cici?

6. Describe Filipovic's grandparents reaction to see her four months after the war started.

7. What did Filipovic and her friends do when they visited Jahorina?

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

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

10. What did Filipovic discuss as she walked across the bridge and around the post office on September 20, 1992?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Filipovic was able to escape Sarajevo and move to Paris. Filipovic described the city of Paris as she saw it outside the airplane window. Compare the cities of Sarajevo and Paris.

Essay Topic 2

Several governmental and non governmental organizations deployed to Sarajevo and surrounding areas to assist in the humanitarian effort.

Part 1) Describe the role of UNICEF in Sarajevo.

Part 2) What was the role of UNPROFOR? How were their efforts often slowed down?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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