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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. What does Turgut Bey consider a lucky charm, and insists on taking to a meeting with Blue in the book?

2. What is the name of the poem that Orhan envisioned at Ka's old dormitory that originated from Necip's story?

3. Who does the narrator say is the one puzzling part of Sunay's final play?

4. When confronted by Ka, how does Ipek claim she feels about Kadife starting up an affair with Blue?

5. Which of the following things does Ka not find to be in Blue's prison cell?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Funda and Kadife's rehearsal of Sunay's play described when Ka visits them?

2. How does Orhan remember the first time he met Ipek in Kars?

3. What does Sunay tell Ka he will have to convince both Blue and Kadife to agree for Kadife to do when an officer takes Ka to see Sunay?

4. How does Ka describe his need for writing "The Place Where the World Ends"?

5. How does Fazil describe his fantasies of Kadife to Ka when they go to a tea house?

6. What is the nature of Ka and Muhtar's meeting at a tea house in "A Godless man in Kars, the Fear of Being Shot"?

7. What does Ka do just after making love to Ipek for the first time?

8. How is Blue's prison cell described when Ka visits with him on Sunay's orders?

9. How does Orhan describe Ka to Ipek after he returns to Germany from Kars?

10. What does Ka do to find information on Blue after Kadife and Ipek ask him to because Blue disappeared after his rally at Hotel Asia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of inspiration that is represented in the book revolving around Ka's need to write his poems. What role does Ka's childhood memories have in evoking inspiration for his poetry?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the portrayal of radicalism in the book, notably in the political system and theater. What motivations do individuals like Sunay and Blue have for enacting such extreme radical behavior in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of control in the book, paying close attention to its impact in the political and theatrical groups in the book. What methods did characters like Sunay Zaim and Z Dimerkol use to gain control over others?

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