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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. Why did Filipovic's father run across the bridge to get?

2. What did Zlata call Martina and Matea for short?

3. Where did a shell fall on May 7, 1992?

4. What was not the same since the war started according to Filipovich on September 20, 1992?

5. What program was Zlata watching on MTV in October 1991?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Filipovic's parents property in Crnotina.

2. Why did Filipovic's father come back from Zenica upset?

3. Why did Filipovic want to see Mirna on May 13?

4. What did Filipovic and her friends do when they visited Jahorina?

5. Describe Filipovic's Christmas in December of 1991.

6. Why was Filipovic sad on November 25, 1992?

7. What happened at the park on May 7, 1992?

8. Describe Filipovic's grandparents reaction to see her four months after the war started.

9. What did a UN Humanitarian Aid package contain?

10. How did the Filipovics find their apartment when a shell fell nearby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Filipovic was re-reading letters that she received from friends that left Sarajevo. Filipovic wrote that she wanted her life back not just letters.

Part 1) How do each of the letters Filipovic received discuss the past?

Part 2) What effect do the letters have on Filipovic's morale? Explain.

Part 3) What do the letters reveal about Filipovic's relationship with each of those that sent letters?

Essay Topic 2

In an entry dated November 19, 1992, Filipovic discussed the "kids" and the politics that was tearing the country of Bosnia apart.

Part 1) Who were the "kids"? Why did Filipovic use "kids" to describe them?

Part 2) Explain Filipovic's view on politics. How did she explain the political situation concerning her friends?

Essay Topic 3

Zlata's Filipovic's diary nicknamed "Mimmy" was published as a child's diary focused on the war in Sarajevo. The diary was published during UNICEF week. Compare Zlata's Diary and The Diary of Anne Frank.

Part 1) How are the diaries similar?

Part 2) How are the diaries different?

Part 3) Filipovic suggested in a diary entry dated August 2, 1993 that she did not want to suffer the same fate as Anne Frank. What did she mean by that statement?

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