In America: Romeo and Juliet in Bosnia

What is the author's purpose for writing this article?

• To persuade the reader to join the Muslim cause in Bosnia.

• To entertain the readers with a love story.

• To criticize parents of the teenagers.

• To inform the reader about the casualties of religious conflict.

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Bosko Brkic was an __________.

Admira Ismic was a __________.

• Bosko was an Eastern Orthodox Serb.

  Admira was a Muslim.

• Bosko was an elderly man.

  Admira was a young girl.

• Bosko was an American. Admira was a Canadian.

• Bosko was an argumentative person. Admira was a mean girl.

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The author of this article has the opinion that . . .

• the teenagers were right to run away from their parents.

• many lives have been needlessly lost due to religious strife.

• Bosnia is a place where peace has finally been achieved.

• teenagers must join groups of protesters in Bosnia.

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"My dear love, Sarajevo at night is the most beautiful thing in the world. I guess I could live somewhere else but only if I must or if I am forced. Just a little beat of time is left until we are together. After that, absolutely nothing can separate us."

From the quote shown above, the reader can tell . . .

• Admira was not serious about the relationship.

• Bosko wanted to run away because the city was a disaster.

• Admira would run away even if she were separated from Bosko.

• Admira felt torn between leaving her city and being with Bosko.

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What was taking place in the city of Sarajevo during this time period?

• The city was getting ready to take down the buildings from the Olympics. The city thought they were too big and too expensive.

• The families of Admira and Bosko rented the town square for a wedding.

• There was fighting between the Muslims and the Eastern Orthodox Serbs, which was known as the Bosnian Civil War.

• Sarajevo was being taken over by the countries surrounding them.

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Bob Herbert, the author, states that "civilization is an exceedingly fragile enterprise." What does he mean?

• He means that fighting between the people shows how easily societies can fall apart.

• He means that since the government is trying to sell the country to Europe, the fighting makes it less attractive.

• He means that people are wishy-washy about making decisions, so nothing gets done.

• He means that everyone wants to be in charge and no one wants to work.

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Admira and Bosko died as they tried to cross the bridge. What is symbolic about the bridge?

• The bridge is symbolic because it shows that no matter how you cross it, walk or drive on it, bridges are dangerous.

• The bridge is symbolic because they were trying to bridge the hateful divide in their community with love.

• The bridge is symbolic because it demonstrates how everyone grows up and leaves childhood behind.

• The bridge is symbolic because it showed the world that their two families loved each other and blessed their wedding.

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What does the word sanguine mean based on how it is used in the sentence, "Admira's grandmother, Sadika Ismic, was not so sanguine."

• disappointed; doubtful

• eager; anticipatory

• angry; furious

• optimistic; positive

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Which line from the article shows how the author develops Admira's character?

• " . . . and, after a time, I started to love him and didn't regard him any differently than Admira."

• "Admira had a cat named Yellow that she loved."

• "Admira crawled to him. She died a few minutes later."

• " . . . the bodies remained on the bridge, entwined, for six days before being removed."

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What tone does the use of words such as hellish, madness, and ruinous create in the article?

• delightful at the love between the teenagers.

• mournful of the pain the parents feel for their loss

• shocked horror at the atrocities of the war

• sarcasm at the way the Bosnians reacted to the deaths

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