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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 type of instrument is Ibrahim said to play in Chapter 1?
(a) A kaval.
(b) A lyre.
(c) A kanun.
(d) A tef.

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

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

4. Who was the village midwife when Philopthei was born?
(a) Drosoula.
(b) Rustem Bey.
(c) Marmara Efendi.
(d) Mihrimah Efendim.

5. How has Tamara been injured in Chapter 22?
(a) She fell from a balcony.
(b) She fell down a stairwell.
(c) She was stoned.
(d) She was in a car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. To what does Dosoula compare her spirit in the end of Chapter 5?

3. Who is Ali the Snowbringer's wife?

4. In Chapter 2 the author tells a tale of a man who owned a buffalo with enormous horns. What was the man's name?

5. In what region does the narrative take place?

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