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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 were the only days when neighbors relaxed, spent time together, and cheered up?

2. How many days did Zlata finally celebrate her eleventh birthday?

3. What did Mirna show Filipovich when she visited her house on October 14, 1992?

4. Who was President of the Soros Foundation in Sarajevo?

5. What happened to Filipovich's country home in Crnotina on June 18, 1992?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Filipovic's parents property in Crnotina.

4. What were Filipovic's feelings on politics?

5. What did Melica say she heard at the hairdresser's?

6. What was "war" according to Filipovic?

7. According to Filipovic's entry dated October 4, 1992, describe Mirna.

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

9. Why did Filipovic want to see Mirna on May 13?

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 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 2

Filipovic took school seriously and often complained when school was not in session. When school was canceled due to the war, Filipovic searched for ways to continue her education despite the war that continued.

Part 1) How did Filipovic learn when school was not in session?

Part 2) What was Filipovic's favorite subject in school?

Part 3) Who often visited Filipovic's house to teach when school was closed due to the dangers in the streets of Sarajevo?

Essay Topic 3

Zlata's Filipovic's diary nicknamed "Mimmy" was published as a child's diary focused on the war in Sarajevo. The diary was published during UNICEF week. Compare Zlata's Diary and The Diary of Anne Frank.

Part 1) How are the diaries similar?

Part 2) How are the diaries different?

Part 3) Filipovic suggested in a diary entry dated August 2, 1993 that she did not want to suffer the same fate as Anne Frank. What did she mean by that statement?

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