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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Effendi's eyes described?
(a) Brilliant blue eyes.
(b) Hazel eyes.
(c) Green eyes like a cat's.
(d) Big black eyes with a velvety sheen.

2. What is the setting of the novel?
(a) Austria.
(b) Sarajevo.
(c) Visegrad.
(d) Stambul.

3. How does the man from Plevlje react after he sees someone tortured?
(a) Cries.
(b) Screams in fear.
(c) Gets sick to his stomach.
(d) Laughs and dances in relief.

4. What does the headman do with the heads of those he executes during the Serbian revolt?
(a) Buries them in the churchyard.
(b) Puts them on stakes on the bridge.
(c) Gives them to the dogs.
(d) Throws them in the river.

5. Who does Abidaga blame for the short autumn days?
(a) The Emperor.
(b) The Vezir.
(c) The stars and moon.
(d) The peasant workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color staff does Abidaga carry?

2. What is the town's bridge made from?

3. Who revolts in the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. When are the Turks expelled from Hungary?

5. What does mad Ilinka think has happened to her children?

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