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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ibrahim's father called, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Rustem Bey.
(b) Nilufer.
(c) Ali the Broken-Nosed.
(d) Mustafa Kemal.

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

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

4. In what kind of school did Mustafa Kemal convince his mother to enroll him in after his father's death?
(a) A charter school.
(b) A military school.
(c) A Christian school.
(d) A Muslim school.

5. Who is Philothei's mother?
(a) Polyxeni.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Nilufer.
(d) Tamara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Polyxeni's mother was accused of poisoning and killing the family of a man named what?

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. 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?

4. Who is the Christian schoolmaster that is described in Chapter 2?

5. What is the title of Chapter 1?

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