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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Kenan take when he figures out that the man wearing a track suit sells water for a living?
(a) He charges toward him.
(b) He counts to ten.
(c) He yells at him.
(d) He calls the police.

2. What is the man holding in his hand when he asks Kenan if he has seen his terrier?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A basket.
(c) A partially burned leash.
(d) A handkerchief.

3. What action does the man in the track suit take when he notices Kenan?
(a) He pulls out a gun.
(b) He calls the police.
(c) He laughs, gets into his car, and drives away.
(d) He revs his engine and laughs.

4. What sound does Kenan hear just after his encounter with the man in the track suit?
(a) An air-raid siren.
(b) Music.
(c) A shrill scream.
(d) A rush of water.

5. What item carried by Arrow feels heavier once she has likely seen Filipovic for the last time?
(a) Her rifle.
(b) Her Bible.
(c) Her dagger.
(d) Her money.

6. What term does Kenan apply to Mrs. Ristovski when he thinks about her in Chapter Three?
(a) Ghost.
(b) Nymph.
(c) Goblin.
(d) Sprite.

7. How old is Dragan?
(a) 71.
(b) 52.
(c) 58.
(d) 64.

8. How many times has Emina seen the cellist play music in the street?
(a) None.
(b) Several.
(c) Three.
(d) A dozen.

9. What number does Dragan reach when he counts out the seconds until the hatless man is shot dead?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

10. How many shells fall in total while Kenan is at the brewery?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

11. What was the relationship between Kenan and Raza when they moved into their current apartment building?
(a) They were engaged.
(b) They were dating.
(c) They were friends.
(d) They were married.

12. How many years ago did Mrs. Ristovski become a widow?
(a) 50.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

13. Over what bridge does Kenan reluctantly decide to build into his route home in Chapter Three?
(a) The Cumurija Bridge.
(b) The Haniju Bridge.
(c) The Abernathy Bridge.
(d) The Hasan Bridge.

14. What two emotions does Kenan experience when he catches sight of the brewery?
(a) Confusion and sorrow.
(b) Happiness and apprehension.
(c) Guilt and elation.
(d) Joy and regret.

15. What does Kenan do when he hears a particular sound in Chapter Three soon after seeing the man in the track suit?
(a) He follows the sound.
(b) He covers his ears.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He dances.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dragan becomes upset when he sees that a cameraman is preparing to take pictures of which character's dead body?

2. Kenan decides in Chapter Three that he never wants to be what sort of entity?

3. Arrow flees from the company of Hasan in part because she is unnerved by his "desire for" (198) what?

4. What literary device is Galloway utilizing when he writes that Kenan reaches a level of resignation not unlike that of Atlas?

5. To whom does Arrow attribute responsibility for Filipovic's violent death?

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