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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Rustem Bey pay a visit to in Chapter 48?
(a) Ali the Broken-Nosed.
(b) Leonidas Efendi.
(c) Abdulhamid Hodja.
(d) Karatavuk.

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

3. Who is described as the Bulgarian Minister of War in Chapter 49?
(a) General Kovatchev.
(b) General Efendim.
(c) General Kristoforos.
(d) General Kemal.

4. 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) Arabia.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Asia.

5. Who did Leyla tell Rustem Bey she saw at times in the hamam in Chapter 44?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His daughter.

6. What is the name of Ibrahim's dog?
(a) Izmir.
(b) Kopek.
(c) Hasseki.
(d) Safiye.

7. What term in Chapter 29 refers to an animal sacrifice?
(a) Kurban.
(b) Kanun.
(c) Kaval.
(d) Bulbul.

8. What group of people resisted fighting for the Ottoman Empire and were they removed from their homes, according to the narrator in Chapter 53?
(a) The Muslims.
(b) The Jews.
(c) The Christians.
(d) The Armenians.

9. What did Nermin ask Polyxeni for in Chapter 54?
(a) Rice.
(b) Olives.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Eggs.

10. What country has Enver Pasha decided to attack in Chapter 55?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) France.

11. What is the title of Chapter 51?
(a) "Mustafa Kemal."
(b) "Of Reading and Writing."
(c) "The Sadness of Rustem Bey."
(d) "Ibrahim Gives Philothei a Goldfinch."

12. What word from Chapter 44 refers to the portion of an Ottoman palace reserved for men?
(a) Kanun.
(b) Selamik.
(c) Kurban.
(d) Kaval.

13. Who was the sergeant that showed up in Eskibahçe in Chapter 50?
(a) Sergeant Osman.
(b) Sergeant Hasseki.
(c) Sergeant Hodja.
(d) Sergeant Kristoforos.

14. 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) Rustem Bey.
(b) Nasreddin Hodja.
(c) Mihrimah Efendim.
(d) Mustafa Kemal.

15. Who did Mustafa Kemal discover was planning to assassinate him in Chapter 30?
(a) Abdulhamid Hodja.
(b) Mihrimah Efendim.
(c) Enver Pasha.
(d) Leonidas Efendi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Iskander is brought a letter from whom in Chapter 56?

2. What is the secret society run by Haji called in Chapter 20?

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

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

5. Who was the village midwife when Philopthei was born?

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