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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 do people think Mrs. Bauer goes after Dr. Balus' death?

2. How does Dr. Balus die?

3. Who is accused of sending light signals toward the Serbian border?

4. What happens with the bridge in the early 1900's?

5. Where does Alihodja's life end?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lotte so tired?

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

3. What new changes do university students bring to the kapia?

4. Who is Lotte?

5. What is Lotte's reaction when she reads about her nephew in the newspaper?

6. What new changes occur in 1900 to the town of Visegrad?

7. How does Jelenka fool Gregor Fedun?

8. What happens to Lotte at the end of the novel?

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

10. What is the reaction to the gramophone when the coffee merchant plays it on the kapia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character Gregor Fedun. What does his story tell you about the political and military situation of Visegrad at that time? How does a momentary attraction to a young girl result in his tragic death? What do you think the author is suggesting by including Gregor's story in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the great flood and the destruction it causes. How do the townspeople find shelter during the flood? In what ways does the flood bring them closer together?

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