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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a young girl, Arrow thought of which character as an enormous grasshopper?
(a) Kenan.
(b) The cellist.
(c) Slavko.
(d) Jovan.

2. When the reader rejoins Kenan in Chapter Three, what adjective is used to describe his pace as he moves through town?
(a) Determined.
(b) Wayward.
(c) Confused.
(d) Deliberate.

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

4. How many people are in line to procure water when Kenan arrives at the brewery with his eight containers?
(a) 300.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 200.

5. Kenan recalls that on the night of a large structure fire at the library, he ran toward the fire for what reason.
(a) To see if any books could be salvaged.
(b) To see if there were any survivors.
(c) To get warm.
(d) He does not know.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what location does a sniper take a shot at Arrow, but leave the cellist unharmed?

2. When Kenan decides to use the crowd at the brewery to trick himself into thinking he is at a public gathering, what type does he imagine?

3. What term does Kenan apply to Mrs. Ristovski when he thinks about her in Chapter Three?

4. How many times has Emina seen the cellist play music in the street?

5. What does Filipovic name as the cause of his imminent firing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence leads Arrow to believe that the murder of Ermin Filiopovic had been an inside job?

2. Discuss how the themes of guilt and responsibility arise in the aftermath of Kenan’s frightening experience at the brewery.

3. What happens to Emina when she crosses the street in Chapter Two?

4. Who is the man in the tracksuit and what emotions does he inspire in Kenan?

5. What is the setting of the opening of Chapter Three and which character's story is narrated first?

6. Contrast the previous experiences Emina and Dragan have had with the cellist and their differing levels of optimism.

7. What emotion has continued to build in Arrow's heart in ever greater amounts as she attends more funerals?

8. Does Arrow fulfill the mission given to her by Filipovic? Why or why not?

9. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality arise within the latter half of Chapter Two?

10. To what location is Arrow taken when she is removed from her apartment in Chapter Three and why?

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