Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-2

Reading Check

1. What is there no penalty for, according to Gjorg?

2. Which phrase is shouted after Gjorg returns from completing his revenge?

3. Why does Gjorg’s father give him five hundred groschen?

4. What does Gjorg note “was stronger than it seemed” in Chapter 2?

5. What mark is sewn on Gjorg’s sleeve?

6. Who is Ali Binak?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What does the word Kanun mean? How does the meaning of the word relate to Gjorg’s mission at the beginning of the novel?

2. What does the word bessa mean? How does this word link to the relations between the Berisha and Kryeqyqe families?

3. What is the importance of Gjorg’s attendance at the funeral? What is the Berisha family granted?

4. What is a “trousseau bullet” as discussed in Chapter 2? How does Gjorg use it to reflect on the larger theme of the Kanun in his community’s life?

5. What is the history of the blood feud between the Berisha and Kryeqyqe families? What is Gjorg’s role in this altercation?

6.