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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. Where was summer school held?

2. Who was killed by a shell that fell in front of the community center on September 15, 1992?

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

4. What was Filipovich's nickname?

5. What was the city of Sarajevo full of on March 2, 1992?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Filipovic sad on November 25, 1992?

3. Why was Filipovic's mother upset on May 13, 1992?

4. How did Filipovic think people in the streets reacted to being in a war zone?

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

6. What did Filipovic think about the kitten Cici?

7. How did the Filipovics find their apartment when a shell fell nearby?

8. Describe Filipovic's responsibilities during her mother's illness in February of 1992.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

War is a horrible event to live through. The constant shelling, gunfire, and fearing for your life becomes part of everyday life.

Part 1) Explain Filipovic's change in morale from when the war started and as the war continued.

Part 2) Describe the effects war had on Filipovic's immediate and distant family.

Essay Topic 2

Filipovic was re-reading letters that she received from friends that left Sarajevo. Filipovic wrote that she wanted her life back not just letters.

Part 1) How do each of the letters Filipovic received discuss the past?

Part 2) What effect do the letters have on Filipovic's morale? Explain.

Part 3) What do the letters reveal about Filipovic's relationship with each of those that sent letters?

Essay Topic 3

On October 13, 1993, Filipovic received a letter from Oga. The letter discussed memories of pre-war life. Compare Oga's letter with Filipovic's first diary entries beginning with September 2, 1991 to October 13, 1991.

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