Twenty Years On: The Unfinished Lives of Bosnia's Romeo and Juliet"

According to "Twenty Years On...", how did Bosko and Admira die?

• Bosko killed himself when he thought Admira was dead.

• Admira died from grief after Bosko died.

• They were shot while trying to leave the city together.

• They committed suicide rather than live apart.

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What is most likely the reason the bodies of Bosko and Admira were left on the bridge for four days?

• The bodies were left to represent the horrors of war.

• The bodies were left as a warning to others who might try to escape.

• The bodies were left because of the danger involved in retrieving them.

• The bodies were left because their parents were too involved in the hatred of the current conflict.

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According to "Twenty Years On..." what does Bosko's mother want as she thinks about her son's killer?

• to get revenge on him

• to discover who he was

• to discover what his reason was

• to receive an apology from him

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Which word is a synonym for "besieged?'

• blockaded

• imported

• desired

• needed

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If a man intervened in a fight, which of the following situations must be true?

• He has been trained in combat skills.

• He stepped in to help or stop the fight.

• He caused the fight to happen.

• He is an officer of the law.

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What is the most important element that this description adds to the story?

"The girl was carrying a bag and waving it. They were running and holding hands. It looked like she was dancing," the witness said. "Suddenly, I heard the rifle shots. They fell to the ground, embracing each other."

• An emphasis on the couple's reasons for escape

• An explanation of the pointlessness of war

• A knowledge of what it was like to be a resident of Sarajevo at that time

• A realization of the couple's instant change from joy and hope to horror

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What factor most clearly accounts for the comparison of Bosko and Admira to Romeo and Juliet?

• Their love was doomed by outside events.

• They were trying to flee a war and be together safely.

• They became well-known because their story was told.

• They were a couple despite being from different ethnic backgrounds.

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Which excerpt from "Twenty Years On" best supports that Bosko and Admira's deaths are to be blamed on external circumstances?

• The story flashed around the world in a now-famous dispatch by Reuters correspondent Kurt Schork.

• But they had each other and a dream of escaping out from under it all.

• "After so many years of peace we are still searching for love and freedom in this country."

• "War intervened in love--that's the problem," Ismic says. "In such situations, the laws of love do not exist."

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Why is Kurt Schork mentioned in conjunction with Bosko and Admira's story? (Study paragraphs 7 and 18.)

• Schork knew Admira and Bosko before their deaths.

• Schork exaggerated many details in his report on the deaths of Admira and Bosko.

• The story had great significance in Schork's life, contributing to his professional success.

• Schork advised Admira and Bosko to try to escape Sarajevo together.

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Which excerpt best supports the claim that Bosko and Admira's story contributed to Schork's fame?

• One eyewitness described the scene in an interview years later.

• The story flashed around the world in a now-famous dispatch by Reuters correspondent Kurt Schork.

• Twenty years later, the classic Yugoslav rock band Zabranjeno Pusenje has issued a new song and video called starkly "Bosko and Admira," a piece suffused with the sadness and dashed hopes of the original story.

• Schork, who told their story, was killed while on assignment in Sierra Leone in 2000. Half of his ashes were buried next to the grave of Bosko and Admira.

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