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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ka terrified to find he has been abducted by just after writing his eighteenth poem?
(a) Z Demirkol.
(b) Zahide.
(c) Fazil.
(d) Fahir.

2. What does Ka recall moments of from his childhood just after making love to Ipek for the first time?
(a) Anger.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Joy.

3. What does Ka have difficulty showing when Ipek tells him that she told her father she was going to Germany with him?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Enthusiasm.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Anger.

4. What does Ka hold in his pocket as he arrives to the National Theatre before Sunay's final play?
(a) His room key.
(b) A knife.
(c) A letter.
(d) A gun.

5. What is the name of the poem Ka writes after he is rudely turned away at Sunay's shop entrance?
(a) "Stars and their Friends".
(b) "Dog".
(c) "Jealousy".
(d) "To Be Shot and Killed".

6. How is the atmosphere inside Blue's secret meeting at Hotel Asia described?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Tiring.
(c) Scary.
(d) Tense.

7. What does Turgut Bey consider a lucky charm, and insists on taking to a meeting with Blue in the book?
(a) His pants.
(b) His hat.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His gloves.

8. Who does Ka tell Kadife that her father is afraid will become violent towards her during the play performance when trying to stop her from going through with it?
(a) Islamists.
(b) The police.
(c) The high school boys.
(d) Sunay.

9. What does Sunay tell Ka that Kadife has in regards to her performance in the play?
(a) Anger.
(b) Talent.
(c) A grasp of it.
(d) Passion.

10. What is the name of the poem that Ka writes in hopes of making himself feel better, but all he feels is a crushing pain?
(a) "The Place Where the World Ends".
(b) "Hidden Symmetry".
(c) "Privations and Difficulties".
(d) "Dog".

11. What does Ka tell Blue that he wishes to preserve for himself to explain why he wanted to help Blue in prison?
(a) His own happiness.
(b) His sanity.
(c) His good conscience.
(d) His wealth.

12. Which of the following things does Ka not find to be in Blue's prison cell?
(a) A bed.
(b) A heater.
(c) A rug.
(d) A table and chairs.

13. When confronted by Ka, how does Ipek claim she feels about Kadife starting up an affair with Blue?
(a) She is mad about it.
(b) She doesn't care.
(c) She hates it.
(d) She welcomes it.

14. What does Ka's research suggest snowflakes are like?
(a) Politics.
(b) Thieves.
(c) People.
(d) Animals.

15. Who does Z Demirkol tell Ka has been Blue's mistress for years?
(a) Hande.
(b) Kadife.
(c) Ipek.
(d) Hircan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper does Muhtar tell Ka wrote an unfavorable article about him?

2. Where does an official tell Ipek that Ka is being held for his protection when he brings her an envelope?

3. What does Ka jump out of bed and do just after making love to Ipek for the first time?

4. What does Ipek tell Orhan she will be very upset with him about if he doesn't do something in regards to her story about Ka?

5. What archives does Orhan ask Ipek to get for him so he can see Ka's performance of his poem that is undocumented?

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