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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the barber tell Rustem Bay to say on the Persian new year to avoid insect bites for a year?
(a) "Χάρηκα πολύ."
(b) "Teşekkür ederim."
(c) "Hoş geldiniz."
(d) "Nevruz suyu."

2. 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?
(a) Father Efendim.
(b) Father Polopogos.
(c) Father Kemal.
(d) Father Kristoforos.

3. What color beads did Philothei's father say the women were hanging about the home after she was born in Chapter 2?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

4. How are Philothei's eyes described in Chapter 5?
(a) Light blue.
(b) Light green.
(c) Dark blue.
(d) Dark brown.

5. Where had Mustafa Kemal been previously exiled in Chapter 26?
(a) Rhodes.
(b) Izmir.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Ankara.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Philothei's father ask him to tie on the red pine in Chapter 2?

2. Where was Tamara eventually taken for sanctuary in Chapter 23?

3. What was Rustem Bey going to Istanbul to seek in Chapter 25?

4. What causes the death of Mustafa Kemal’s father?

5. Who was the imam that Ibrahim interrupted with bleating, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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