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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of instrument was being played in the home of the mistresses in Chapter 33?
(a) An oud.
(b) A kanun.
(c) A kaval.
(d) A bulbul.

4. Who is said to live in the trunk of a tree with a donkey and four children in Chapter 22?
(a) Rustem Bey.
(b) Mihrimah Efendim.
(c) Mohammad the Leech Gatherer.
(d) Ali the Snowbringer.

5. Where did the imam come from to pray with the bishop in the narrator's story in Chapter 7?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Fethiye.
(c) Cephalonia.
(d) Izmir.

6. Who was the imam that Ibrahim interrupted with bleating, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Rustem Bey.
(b) Abdulhamid Hodja.
(c) Mustafa Kemal.
(d) Mihrimah Efendim.

7. Where did Ayse tell her daughters she would take them and sell them if they caught harlotry from Tamara in Chapter 22?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Cephalonia.
(c) Fethiye.
(d) Haleb.

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

9. Where has Mustafa Kemal been sent in Chapter 55?
(a) Cyprus.
(b) Maydos.
(c) Salonika.
(d) Smyrna.

10. What did women wear over their faces at the time of Philothei's birth?
(a) Nilufer.
(b) Carsafs.
(c) Ankara.
(d) Fethiye.

11. How many beads are described on Rustem Bey's tespih in Chapter 32?
(a) 33.
(b) 36.
(c) 29.
(d) 32.

12. What does Philothei describe putting in her brother's rice for revenge in Chapter 29?
(a) A dead beetle.
(b) A worm.
(c) Salt.
(d) Sugar.

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

14. When does Chapter 49 begin with its return to Mustafa Kemal's story?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1916.

15. What is the name of Leyla's cat?
(a) Hasseki.
(b) Pamuk.
(c) Nilufer.
(d) Charitos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 51?

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

3. Who did Georgio P. Theodorou go to Eskibahçe to see about making pottery in Chapter 45?

4. Where is Mustafa Kemal living in Chapter 49?

5. What word from Chapter 44 refers to the portion of an Ottoman palace reserved for men?

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