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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the language that David, Sem, and Harun spoke used to be spoken?
(a) Bulgaria.
(b) Yugoslavia.
(c) Bosnia.
(d) Belarus.

2. How long before Sanja's stroke did Sem's mother die?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 months.

3. What key does Harun still have when he and Sem are traveling?
(a) Key to their Phoenix apartment.
(b) Key to the apartment in Sarajevo.
(c) Key to his first car.
(d) Key to his first apartment.

4. In what city is Sanja in the hospital after her stroke?
(a) Arlington.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Washington, DC.

5. What was the name of the street where Sanja and Sem lived two years before her stroke?
(a) Long Bridge Drive.
(b) Franklin Road.
(c) Johnson Lane.
(d) Columbia Pike.

6. How old does Sanja think she is after her stroke?
(a) 5.
(b) 19.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

7. What poet did Sem remember that Harun read in spite of his lack of interest in literature?
(a) Khayyam.
(b) Saadi.
(c) Rumi.
(d) Iqbal.

8. Where is Sanja when she starts feeling her arm hurting and tingling?
(a) Living room.
(b) Bathroom.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Bedroom.

9. What does Sanja wear when she is released from the hospital?
(a) Navy dress.
(b) Dress slacks, white blouse, and jacket.
(c) Blue-gray blouse and gray skirt.
(d) T-shirt, jeans, and a hooded sweatsuit.

10. Who did "M" used to work for as a photographer?
(a) Time.
(b) National Geographic.
(c) The Nation.
(d) Life.

11. How old was Harun when Sem gave him a scorpion in a transparent Kodak film container?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

12. When does Sem remember that a photographer he calls "M" (83) used to take photographs of Sem's apartment?
(a) 2004.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2001 or 2002.
(d) 2002 or 2003.

13. What word did Harun use to describe his father when his father gave a reading at Villa Aurora?
(a) Discerning.
(b) Perceptive.
(c) Intuitive.
(d) Perspicacious.

14. What Mexican dessert is similar to the Bosnian dessert patispanja?
(a) Tres leches.
(b) Mexican wedding cake.
(c) Churros.
(d) Sopapillas.

15. After taking a cable care to Trebevic, how would Harun get to the top of the mountain?
(a) Hiking trail.
(b) Goat tracks.
(c) Hunting trails.
(d) Deer path.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was David the month before he meets Sem and Harun?

2. When Harun comes after Sanja's stroke, to what airport does he fly?

3. Where does Sanja want to be buried?

4. How long did Sanja quit smoking before her stroke?

5. When Sem tells people where he is from, near what country does he say his country is located?

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