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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. What organization was Gordana Trebinjac from?

2. Who was married on August 26, 1993?

3. What did Zika bring Filipovic on September 5, 1993?

4. What did Janine, a journalist from a Canadian TV crew bring Filipovic in gym class?

5. Where were Nedo and his girlfriend on May 25, 1993?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Filipovic concerned about going back to school in March of 1993?

2. Why did Filipovich stop writing in her diary about the war and shooting?

3. Filipovic remembered the horrible shelling that took place on May 2, 1992. Describe what she remembered from that horrible day.

4. What did Filipovic think about the "conditional acceptance of the Geneva agreement"?

5. What did Filipovic do at her first music lesson since March on December 28, 1992?

6. What two pieces of bad news did Filipovic reveal on June 26, 1993?

7. Why was Kenan hospitalized on August 21, 1993?

8. What did Filipovic say about the homeless in Sarajevo in April of 1993?

9. Describe what Filipovic observed as she rode to the airport?

10. How did Filipovic describe Paris in December of 1993?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Filipovic lived a typical childhood until the shells began to fall and the gunfire started. Compare Filipovic's pre-war life with her post-war life discussed in the entry dated December 1993.

Essay Topic 2

Filipovic discussed several pets she had or shared with others during the war. Filipovic had a bird, cat, and dog at different times throughout the war.

Part 1) Describe the pets that Filipovic had during the war.

Part 2) Explain how pets were a comfort or therapeutic to Filipovic during stressful times during the war.

Part 3) How did Filipovic react to the death of her pets?

Essay Topic 3

The weather was cold and snowy in January of 1993. Filipovic began to think about past winters. Her family and friends often went to Crnotina and Mount Jahorina to get away from the city.

Part 1) Describe the winter of 1993. How did it compare to the winters before the war?

Part 2) Discuss Jahorina. What did the children do there?

Part 3) Describe the Filipovic house at Crnotina before the war.

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