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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 Haris and Enes make a grave out of?

2. How did Filipovic wish Mikica a happy birthday?

3. Who was the class mistress in March of 1993 at Filipovic's school?

4. Who was sick and in the hospital with jaundice on August 21, 1993?

5. Whose birthday was celebrated on June 1, 1993?

Short Essay Questions

1. With the ringing in of the New Year, explain what the people of Sarajevo wanted in 1993?

2. Filipovic remembered the horrible shelling that took place on May 2, 1992. Describe what she remembered from that horrible day.

3. What was Filipovic's life like on June 22, 1993?

4. What was one of the problems facing Sarajevo authorities in keeping the electricity on in August of 1993?

5. Describe Christmas 1992 at Auntie Radmila's.

6. What did Filipovic say about the homeless in Sarajevo in April of 1993?

7. What did Filipovic say the "lunatics in the hills" had stolen?

8. What two pieces of bad news did Filipovic reveal on June 26, 1993?

9. Why did Filipovic visit Martina and Matea's room on April 19, 1993?

10. Describe what Filipovic observed as she rode to the airport?

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

The weather was cold and snowy in January of 1993. Filipovic began to think about past winters. Her family and friends often went to Crnotina and Mount Jahorina to get away from the city.

Part 1) Describe the winter of 1993. How did it compare to the winters before the war?

Part 2) Discuss Jahorina. What did the children do there?

Part 3) Describe the Filipovic house at Crnotina before the war.

Essay Topic 3

Filipovic discussed that "life was disappearing" in an entry dated March 19, 1993.

Part 1) What did Filipovic mean by the statement that "life was disappearing"?

Part 2) What examples did Filipovic give to back up her statement?

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