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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. In which decade of life is Nermin Filipovic, Arrow's unit commander?

2. Which character describes Sarajevo roulette as being more complicated than Russian roulette?

3. Which character does Dragan actively dislike?

4. After Kenan decides to take the safer of the two routes available to him, he realizes that he has just added how many kilometers to his trip?

5. Kenan runs into his friend Ismet in Chapter Two and Ismet is described as having what job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What task must Kenan undertake every four days throughout the siege and why?

2. What is Bascarsija and what is Galloway's purpose for alluding to it?

3. What is the significance of Albinoni’s adagio from the cellist’s perspective and why?

4. Who is Mrs. Ristovski?

5. In what way does Galloway use word choice to suggest the anxiety Kenan feels as he walks through his devastated city?

6. Who is Nermin Filipovic?

7. What does the tram symbolize in Kenan's memory of the siege's first day?

8. Discuss the meaning of the Leon Trotsky quote Galloway includes as an epigraph.

9. What is Sarajevo Roulette, according to Emina?

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

Perform a biographical criticism of The Cellist of Sarajevo by researching Galloway's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Galloway.

Essay Topic 2

What ultimate message is Galloway sending about the nature and value of compassion?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Galloway's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of The Cellist of Sarajevo.

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