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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2 the author tells a tale of a man who owned a buffalo with enormous horns. What was the man's name?
(a) Nasreddin Hodja.
(b) Mihrimah Efendim.
(c) Mustafa Kemal.
(d) Rustem Bey.

3. What was Rustem Bey going to Istanbul to seek in Chapter 25?
(a) A horse.
(b) A gun.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A mistress.

4. What kind of bird did Polyxeni ask the children to catch for her in Chapter 12?
(a) A finch.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A dove.

5. What kind of bird began to sing in the night when Philothei was born?
(a) A bulbul.
(b) A kaval.
(c) A kanun.
(d) A canary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the woman running the home of mistresses in Chapter 33?

2. Who is the narrator of Chapter 38?

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

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

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

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