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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator's son that was friends with Ibrahim when he was young, according to his narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) Rustem Bey.
(b) Mihrimah.
(c) Karatavuk.
(d) Nilufer.

2. Who was the imam that Ibrahim interrupted with bleating, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Mustafa Kemal.
(b) Abdulhamid Hodja.
(c) Mihrimah Efendim.
(d) Rustem Bey.

3. What happened to Dosoula's husband?
(a) He was shot.
(b) He was hanged.
(c) He drowned.
(d) He was stabbed.

4. What was the name of the imam's horse that is described in Chapter 2?
(a) Nilufer.
(b) Ankara.
(c) Fethiye.
(d) Izmir.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Philothei give alms to a beggar in Chapter 8?

2. From whom does the narrator say the Greeks supposedly took this land in Chapter 2?

3. What is the secret society run by Haji called in Chapter 20?

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

5. 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?

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