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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who uses a pair of pliers in Chapter 9?
(a) Pop Nikola.
(b) Hospital orderly.
(c) Alihodja.
(d) Osman Effendi.

2. What disease are people worried about coming to the town from Sarajevo in Chapter 7?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Flu.
(c) Measles.
(d) Cholera.

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

4. What are gendarmes stationed on the bridge for in Chapter 7?
(a) Checking baggage for banned substances.
(b) Checking passports.
(c) Prevent travelers from coming into the town.
(d) Counting number of travelers coming into town.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural disaster occurred in Visegrad in the second half of the 18th century?

2. Who is left behind on the riverbank because they are not allowed to cross on the ferry?

3. What do some of the townspeople do with the corpse in Chapter 3?

4. Whose house has windows that catch the last rays of sunlight?

5. How does Gregor die?

(see the answer key)

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