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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do people think Mrs. Bauer goes after Dr. Balus' death?
(a) America.
(b) Sarajevo.
(c) Sanatorium.
(d) Greece.

2. Why do Turkish youths chide Maistor-Peitro as he walks across the bridge in Chapter 18?
(a) Over the defeat in Tripoli.
(b) His clothing.
(c) His poor workmanship.
(d) His hat.

3. What falls on Alihodja's shop and causes him to fly through the air?
(a) His neighbor's shop.
(b) A chunk of the bridge.
(c) A wooden beam.
(d) A door.

4. What young relative does Lotte dress and feed?
(a) Her youngest nephew.
(b) Her brother's daughter.
(c) Her grandchild.
(d) Her cousin.

5. Who is arrested in October 1908 for tearing down something on the kapia?
(a) Turkish elders.
(b) Serbian youths.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Bosnian rebels.

6. What new building is created opposite Lotte's hotel?
(a) Mosque.
(b) Competing hotel.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Officer's mess.

7. What is Zahler's sister-in-law's name?
(a) Lotte.
(b) Jelenka.
(c) Mandy.
(d) Deborah.

8. How does Salko Corkan support himself?
(a) Cleric.
(b) Hotel worker.
(c) Schoolmaster.
(d) Entertainer.

9. How does Gregor die?
(a) Drowns.
(b) He is killed by soldiers.
(c) Has an accident with a vehicle.
(d) Kills himself with his rifle.

10. What do the townspeople believe is happening when the bridge pier is drilled and a manhole cover is put over it?
(a) The soldiers need a place to hide their food.
(b) The bridge pier needs to be replaced.
(c) The bridge is being repaired.
(d) The bridge is being mined for explosion.

11. Where does Alihodja go when the Austrians tell him to evacuate?
(a) Medjan.
(b) To his "coffin" or tiny room.
(c) The kapia.
(d) To his house.

12. Where do Lotte and her family live now that the hotel is in ruins?
(a) Medjan.
(b) Serbia.
(c) Left bank of the Drina.
(d) Up in the mountains.

13. What does the army insist upon in the marketplace during artillery fire in Chapter 23?
(a) That businesses remain open.
(b) That all businesses are closed.
(c) That food and water are only given to soldiers.
(d) That all glass items are thrown out.

14. Who is the seamstress that Corkan pines for?
(a) Paša from Dušče.
(b) Jalenka.
(c) Sumbo.
(d) Saha.

15. Who does Zahler's sister-in-law help with her fortune?
(a) The government officials.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) The destitute.
(d) The schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Glasičanin asks Zorka to marry him, where does he want her to live?

2. What does sergeant-major Drazenovic order Gregor to do at the end of his evening shift on the bridge?

3. What does Albert's sister agree to do when she marries a rich man from Pest?

4. What do the university students that come to Visegrad wear on their heads?

5. What are Balas and Mme. Bauer playing in Chapter 19?

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