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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bukus find on the kapia?

2. What do the soldiers erect in the middle of the bridge in Chapter 6?

3. What do the urchins steal from the old women on the kapia?

4. What religious position does Pop Nikola have?

5. What does Abidaga do if he finds any part of the bridge damaged in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of Visegrad ?

2. What happens when the children are collected in Bosnia for the blood tribute?

3. Describe how the the Stone Han is changed.

4. What diseases sweep through Sarajevo during the middle of the nineteenth century and limit travel?

5. How does the town of Visegrad react when the Austrian troops take over?

6. Describe the setting of the kapia the night that refugees from Uzice cross the bridge.

7. Describe Salko Corkan's appearance.

8. Does the bridge withstand the flood?

9. How do the people of Visegrad react when the bridge is almost complete?

10. Describe Abidaga.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify a character who resists change and prefers to live in a traditional way. How does this character manage to avoid changing with the times? Why does he or she believe it is important to remain true to the "old ways"?

Essay Topic 2

Describe three modernizations that occur in this novel. How do these new advancements influence the culture and customs of Visegrad?

Essay Topic 3

What is the conflict between Alihodja and Osman Effendi Karamanli? What action does Karamanli take against Alihodja when he loses patience with him? How does this action affect Alihodja?

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