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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karamanli order his servant to do to Alihodja?
(a) Make him leave town.
(b) Put him under house arrest.
(c) Nail him by his right ear to the kapia.
(d) Cut his hair.

2. Where do the townspeople no longer go after the soldiers arrive in Chapter 11?
(a) River.
(b) Church.
(c) Kapia.
(d) Marketplace.

3. How does Avdaga Osmanagic die?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Suffocating cough.
(c) Despair.
(d) Old age.

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

5. Whose house has windows that catch the last rays of sunlight?
(a) Hedo's.
(b) Nail's.
(c) Hamzic's.
(d) Osmanagići's.

6. What color veil is Fata wearing the day her marriage is announced?
(a) Black.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

7. What month is it when the children are collected in Bosnia?
(a) April.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) November.

8. What kind of reputation does Abidaga have?
(a) Funny.
(b) Kind.
(c) Harsh and pitiless.
(d) Generous.

9. What do the Turks accuse Miles of?
(a) Stealing livestock.
(b) Stealing food.
(c) Singing songs about infidel fighters.
(d) Hiding enemy soldiers.

10. What happens on the kapia on the eve of August 18th every year after the newcomers arrive?
(a) It is painted orange.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) It is whitewashed.
(d) The bridge is decorated.

11. What does the boy from Sokolovici feel when he comes to the ferry crossing?
(a) Burning sensation in his arm.
(b) Headache.
(c) Stomachache.
(d) Knife-like pang in his chest.

12. Who is Salko Hedo?
(a) Shop owner.
(b) Local fisherman.
(c) Gendarme who could not be bribed.
(d) Artist.

13. What is the town like on the day described at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Chaos in the market.
(b) Noisy.
(c) A festival is taking place.
(d) Silent and empty.

14. What is the mufti surprised by when he talks with the Turkish leaders of Visegrad?
(a) Their firm support of his plans.
(b) Their bloodthirsty nature.
(c) Their eagerness to fight.
(d) Lukewarm response to fighting the Austrians.

15. What do some of the townspeople do with the corpse in Chapter 3?
(a) Place it in the river.
(b) Give it a Christian burial.
(c) Let the dogs have it.
(d) Leave it on the road.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is a character in a delirium in Chapter 12?

2. What causes a fire and burns the blockhouse down?

3. What season does the building of the bridge begin?

4. What do the children ride in after they are collected from Bosnia?

5. How old are the Christian children who are collected from Bosnia?

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