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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the imam leave a saintly stigma on Philothei when he kissed her after she was born?
(a) Her cheek.
(b) Her foot.
(c) Her forehead.
(d) Her hand.

2. What causes the death of Mustafa Kemal’s father?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) A car accident.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Brain aneurysm.

3. Who is the narrator of Chapter 38?
(a) Philothei.
(b) Safiye.
(c) Drosoula.
(d) Constantinos.

4. In what kind of school did Mustafa Kemal convince his mother to enroll him in after his father's death?
(a) A charter school.
(b) A Christian school.
(c) A Muslim school.
(d) A military school.

5. Who is Philothei's father?
(a) Karatavuk.
(b) Rustem Bey.
(c) Charitos.
(d) Nilufer.

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

7. What does Philothei describe Ibrahim licking off her hand in Chapter 35?
(a) Oil.
(b) Jam.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Water.

8. What day of the week was it when Rustem Bey awoke in the opening of Chapter 32?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Thursday.

9. What word in Chapter 44 refers to an Oriental tobacco pipe with a long tube that draws smoke through water?
(a) Kaval.
(b) Narghile.
(c) Selamik.
(d) Kanun.

10. Iskander says in Chapter 1 that he is a potter but is also renowned as a maker of what?
(a) Proverbs.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Plays.
(d) Music.

11. Where is Leyla actually from?
(a) France.
(b) Ankara.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Greece.

12. In what year was Philothei born?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1912.

13. How many gates is insanity said to have in Chapter 1?
(a) 20.
(b) 70.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

14. Who is Father Kristoforos's wife?
(a) Mihrimah.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Karatavuk.
(d) Drosoula.

15. Who is Levon's wife?
(a) Nermin.
(b) Polyxeni.
(c) Leyla.
(d) Gadar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What German commander in Chapter 60 wants to replace Turkish generals with Germans?

2. Who is Rustem Bey's wife?

3. Who did Leyla tell Rustem Bey she saw at times in the hamam in Chapter 44?

4. Who is the man whose daughter has become impregnated in Chapter 27?

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

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