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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 is the summer of 1914 like for Visegrad?

2. What do the townspeople believe is happening when the bridge pier is drilled and a manhole cover is put over it?

3. Why does Zorka say she will give Glasičanin an answer to his marriage proposal in a month?

4. What is the reaction of Visegrad Muslims to a census at the beginning of Chapter 13?

5. What is the reputation of the students who gather on the kapia in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does ten days of bombardment affect the bridge?

2. What is Gregor's reaction to being interrogated?

3. Describe Zorka's relationship with Glasičanin.

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

5. Who is Lotte?

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

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

8. Describe the relationship between Janko Stikovic and Nikola Glasičanin.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Zorka's relationship with Stiković. What does she see in him? How is she disillusioned by his response to her? Does she hold out hope for a relationship with him? How can you tell?

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

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?

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