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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 was the beggar that Philothei describes giving alms to in Chapter 8?
(a) The Canker.
(b) The Hatter.
(c) The Snow-bearer.
(d) The Blasphemer.

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?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Asia.
(d) Arabia.

3. Who is Rustem Bey's wife?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Tamara.
(d) Maria.

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

5. Where did the imam come from to pray with the bishop in the narrator's story in Chapter 7?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Izmir.
(c) Cephalonia.
(d) Fethiye.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Philothei's eyes described in Chapter 5?

2. Where did the imam leave a saintly stigma on Philothei when he kissed her after she was born?

3. What type of instrument is Ibrahim said to play in Chapter 1?

4. What kind of bird began to sing in the night when Philothei was born?

5. What kind of dead bird did Ibrahim find in Chapter 11?

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