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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sunay tell Ka that he and Funda disappeared to before gradually making their way back as performers?

2. What is the name of the café Ka stops at to get directions, but stops to listen to a sheik?

3. Where does Sunay's Communist accomplice and his two thugs go, and then tie up the manager for not letting them inside?

4. Why does Funda tell Sunay that Ka is emotional when he becomes angry at him after they argue about Westernization?

5. What is the name of Funda's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Orhan Bey's visit to Kars?

2. How does Sunay describe Necip to Ka after questioning him for kissing his dead body at the morgue?

3. What happens at the end of Sunay's first play at the National Theatre?

4. What is the nature of Funda Esers' skit called "My Fatherland or My Headscarf?

5. What is the nature of Blue's speech regarding Hans Hensen to Ka?

6. What is the nature of the favor Muhtar asks of Ka in regards to his ex-wife?

7. What do Ka and Ipek discuss when they have their first meeting together at the New Life Pastry Shop?

8. What is the nature of Hande's questions to Ka regarding his poetry?

9. What is the nature of Orhan's memory of Ka's book of poems titled "Snow"?

10. Why is the bus driver reluctant to let Ka on the bus at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Early on in the book, it becomes clear that the city of Kars is a place with backward principles and much controversy.

Part 1.) What about Ka's entrance into Kars suggests it is a dangerous place for him to be found?

Part 2.) What do we learn about the laws and rules enacted in Kars that are biased and/or backwards towards the poor and women?

Part 3.) What can we learn about the nature of undemocratic nations based on the author's portrayal of Kars in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of drinking in the book, notably as it is used as a coping mechanism. How does Ka's use of alcohol to forget his problems differ from Funda's, who uses it to manipulate others?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of freedom in the book and note what characters like Ka and others had to do to achieve this dream. What role did political exile have in gaining freedom in Kars?

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