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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. Who took Filipovic's picture standing next to the UNPROFOR building?

2. Which city were the "three warring sides" attempting to reach an agreement?

3. What TV crew came to see how Filipovic's family handled the October 17th shelling?

4. Who was waiting for Filipovic at the TF1 building in December of 1993?

5. Who was the reporter from "Le Figaro"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Christmas 1992 at Auntie Radmila's.

3. What illustration or story did Filipovic share at the promotion of her diary at Cafe Jez?

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

5. Explain Filipovic's feelings of sorrow and joy as she left Sarajevo.

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

7. What groups of people were involved in the politics of Bosnia?

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

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

10. How did Filipovic describe Paris in December of 1993?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Zlata Filipovic lived a normal life previous to the war in Bosnia. Filipovic's life changed when the first bullets and shells were fired. Compare Filipovic's pre-war life and her life during 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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