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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Christian schoolmaster that is described in Chapter 2?
(a) Father Kristoforos.
(b) Mihrimah Efendim.
(c) Leonidas Efendi.
(d) Rustem Bey.

2. Who is Ali the Snowbringer's wife?
(a) Hasseki.
(b) Philothei.
(c) Safiye.
(d) Polyxeni.

3. How has Tamara been injured in Chapter 22?
(a) She fell from a balcony.
(b) She was in a car accident.
(c) She fell down a stairwell.
(d) She was stoned.

4. What does Philothei describe putting in her brother's rice for revenge in Chapter 29?
(a) A dead beetle.
(b) Salt.
(c) A worm.
(d) Sugar.

5. What did women wear over their faces at the time of Philothei's birth?
(a) Carsafs.
(b) Nilufer.
(c) Fethiye.
(d) Ankara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the priest that had Drosoula's father carried home when he passed out on the church steps in the narrative in Chapter 5?

2. From where does the narrator say lewd thoughts and insomnia were blowing into the village from the southern wind when Philothei was born in Chapter 2?

3. In what year was Philothei born?

4. What term in Chapter 29 refers to an animal sacrifice?

5. What was Iskander going to Istanbul to get in Chapter 25?

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