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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 did Auntie Ivanka receive a package from?

2. How much weight had Filipovic's father lost since the war started?

3. What letter is overused in the Bosnian language dictionary?

4. Who died on April 25, 1993?

5. How did Filipovic feel on May 31, 1993?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Filipovich stop writing in her diary about the war and shooting?

4. Describe what the war destroyed according to Filipovic on March 15, 1993.

5. What did Filipovic think about the "conditional acceptance of the Geneva agreement"?

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

7. Explain Filipovic's father's condition after cutting wood on January 8, 1993.

8. What were the "kids" doing at a meeting on August 21, 1993?

9. What did Oga say in a letter about the houses in Jahorina?

10. What did Auntie Radmila often surprise Filipovic with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo, Filipovic wrote about the constant loss of electric and gas. She also discussed how the people coped.

Part 1) How did Filipovic suggest people coped with no gas or electricity over extended periods of time?

Part 2) Explain how the process of staying warm and getting ready for winter despite the lack of gas or electricity. What problems did people face because of the process to prepare?

Part 3) Describe how Filipovic continued to read, write, and learn despite interruptions in gas and electric service.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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