Questions: a) Identify three literary devices used in the excerpt and give brief examples. b) How does the excerpt’s syntax (sentence length, punctuation) contribute to mood? c) What historical or biographical resonances are evoked here? d) How would you relate this excerpt to the collection’s central themes?

Instructions: 90 minutes. Answer all sections. Write clearly; cite page or chapter references where applicable (assume standard PDF pagination). Total 100 points.

Prompt 1: “In 'Bašta, pepeo', Danilo Kiš constructs memory as both a personal and collective archive—argue how form and content work together to create this archive.”

Questions: a) Explain how the document functions within the story’s argument. b) Evaluate the reliability of the document and its narrator. c) What does the presence of the document say about authority and authorship in Kiš’s work? d) Relate the passage to the theme of truth versus fiction.

Section D — Essay (20 points; 350–500 words) Write a focused essay responding to one of the prompts below.

Prompt 2: “Discuss Kiš’s use of metafictional techniques to interrogate historical truth; how successful is he in balancing artistic invention with ethical responsibility?”

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