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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. Dragan decides just before he attempts to cross the intersection that by waiting any longer, he will be taking what action?
2. On what day of the cellist's series does Arrow see him perform for the first time in the street?
3. Which members of Dragan's family was he able to get out of Sarajevo before the siege began?
4. Kenan runs into his friend Ismet in Chapter Two and Ismet is described as having what job?
5. What does Kenan do when he flips the light switch out of habit and the lightbulb turns on?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Emina and why would Dragan rather avoid her?
2. What did the cellist used to do for a living before the Siege of Sarajevo began and what purpose did he see in his work?
3. How does Arrow react to hearing the cellist's music for the first time in Chapter Two?
4. What is Sarajevo Roulette, according to Emina?
5. What does the tram symbolize in Kenan's memory of the siege's first day?
6. What does the reader learn about life in Sarajevo during the siege, in relation to electricity and water?
7. What is Bascarsija and what is Galloway's purpose for alluding to it?
8. Who is Mrs. Ristovski?
9. Discuss the meaning of the Leon Trotsky quote Galloway includes as an epigraph.
10. What situation is Dragan in when the reader rejoins him in Chapter Two?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine Galloway’s use of characterization methods to portray himself within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in The Cellist of Sarajevo?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Galloway's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of The Cellist of Sarajevo.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Galloway’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Cellist of Sarajevo.
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