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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. Where does Kenan agree to go with Ismet when the two friends run into one another in Chapter Three?

2. How many people are in line to procure water when Kenan arrives at the brewery with his eight containers?

3. In what decade of life were Raza and Kenan when they moved into their current apartment?

4. How old is Hasan, according to Arrow's estimate?

5. Dragan guesses that the cellist plays for what purpose?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and when did Kenan and Mrs. Ristovski first meet?

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

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

4. Describe the emotions Kenan feels when the brewery comes into view.

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

6. What action does Arrow take when Hasan orders her to kill a civilian?

7. What is the setting of Dragan's final section within Chapter Two?

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

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

10. For what reason does Kenan feel a variety of emotions upon arriving at the brewery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sensory details are used frequently by Galloway in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of The Cellist of Sarajevo. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Galloway’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze Galloway from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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