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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 41 - 60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 1966 and 1967.
(b) 1919 and 1920.
(c) 1946 and 1947.
(d) 1956 and 1957.

2. What did the barber tell Rustem Bay to say on the Persian new year to avoid insect bites for a year?
(a) "Χάρηκα πολύ."
(b) "Hoş geldiniz."
(c) "Nevruz suyu."
(d) "Teşekkür ederim."

3. In what year is the narrative set in Chapter 26?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1907.

4. What are the people called who believe in the the twelve imams and that Mohammad passed on special knowledge to Ali?
(a) Fethiye.
(b) Alevis.
(c) Ankara.
(d) Izmir.

5. Where was Tamara eventually taken for sanctuary in Chapter 23?
(a) A nunnery.
(b) A mosque.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A halfway house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Philothei in her narrative in Chapter 21?

2. What does Philothei describe putting in her brother's rice for revenge in Chapter 29?

3. What is Georgio P. Theodorou's profession?

4. Who was the beggar that Philothei describes giving alms to in Chapter 8?

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

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