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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. Where does Alihodja hide in order to be alone?

2. Who grows thin and pale and thinks about jumping into the Drina in the summer of 914?

3. What is the summer of 1914 like for Visegrad?

4. Who passes Gregor on the bridge that he looks forward to seeing again?

5. Who is Enver Bey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Zorka's relationship with Glasičanin.

2. Where does Alihodja go when the gendarmes tell him to evacuate?

3. How does Jelenka fool Gregor Fedun?

4. How does the outside world creep into Visegrad at the turn of the 20th century?

5. Is Gregor Fedun glad to be a streifkorps?

6. Why is Lotte so tired?

7. What is Janko Stiković preoccupied about at the beginning of Chapter 19?

8. What happens in Visegrad when Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated?

9. Why is Salko Corkan considered a hero by his companions?

10. Why does Hadji Omer take a second wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Pop Nikola. What kind of person is he? What reputation does he have in the town? How does he play an important role in leading the townspeople through the Austrian occupation?

Essay Topic 2

When do we first meet the Vezir in this novel? Why is the river Drina important to him? What is the inspiration for his grand plan to build a bridge over the river?

Essay Topic 3

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

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