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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the bishop come from the pray with the imam in the narrative related in Chapter 7?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Rhodes.
(c) Cephalonia.
(d) Izmir.

2. What kind of bird began to sing in the night when Philothei was born?
(a) A kanun.
(b) A canary.
(c) A bulbul.
(d) A kaval.

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

4. Where was Tamara eventually taken for sanctuary in Chapter 23?
(a) A nunnery.
(b) A halfway house.
(c) A mosque.
(d) A brothel.

5. What are Karatavuk and Mehmetçik's real names?
(a) Leonidas and Kristoforos.
(b) Mustafa and Ali.
(c) Abdul and Nicos.
(d) Ali and Katya.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color beads did Philothei's father say the women were hanging about the home after she was born in Chapter 2?

2. What does Philothei describe Ibrahim licking off her hand in Chapter 35?

3. 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?

4. Iskander says in Chapter 1 that he is a potter but is also renowned as a maker of what?

5. Who is Rustem Bey's wife?

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