1. What did Fikret teach Karatavuk to do, according to his narrative in Chapter 63?
(a) Read and write.
(b) Blow a bird whistle.
(c) Hunt for elk.
(d) Delouse his clothing.

2. What does the narrator describe Leonidas hurling at his head in Chapter 45?
(a) An inkpot.
(b) A wine glass.
(c) A clay vase.
(d) A dagger.

3. How many gates is insanity said to have in Chapter 1?
(a) 30.
(b) 70.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

4. What is Georgio P. Theodorou's profession?
(a) He is a merchant.
(b) He is a baker.
(c) He is a schoolteacher.
(d) He is a rabbi.

5. What is the title of Chapter 51?
(a) "Ibrahim Gives Philothei a Goldfinch."
(b) "The Sadness of Rustem Bey."
(c) "Of Reading and Writing."
(d) "Mustafa Kemal."

Short Answer Questions

1. The town described by the narrator in Chapter 7 is said to have been destroyed by two earthquakes. In what years did the earthquakes demolish the town?

2. Where did Ayse tell her daughters she would take them and sell them if they caught harlotry from Tamara in Chapter 22?

3. Polyxeni's mother was accused of poisoning and killing the family of a man named what?

4. Iskander is brought a letter from whom in Chapter 56?

5. Where is Leyla actually from?

(see the answer key)

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