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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Drosoula been exiled in Chapter 5?
(a) Izmir.
(b) Cephalonia.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Rhodes.

2. What does "Kemal" mean?
(a) Perfection.
(b) Fierce.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Friend of God.

3. How old was Mustafa Kemal in 1898?
(a) 14.
(b) 19.
(c) 22.
(d) 5.

4. What is the town of Mustafa Kemal's birth?
(a) Salonika.
(b) Cephalonia.
(c) Ankara.
(d) Cyprus.

5. What is the title of Chapter 1?
(a) "Ibrahim Gives Philothei a Goldfinch."
(b) "Of Reading and Writing."
(c) "The Dog."
(d) "The Prologue of Iskander the Potter."

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

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

8. Polyxeni's mother was accused of poisoning and killing the family of a man named what?
(a) Nasreddin Hodja.
(b) Mustafa Kemal.
(c) Leonidas Efendi.
(d) Rustem Bey.

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

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

11. At what time does Philothei describe the town crier waking up Christians for the service for the Resurrection in Chapter 43?
(a) 12:00.
(b) 3:00.
(c) 2:00.
(d) 4:00.

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

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

14. Iskander is brought a letter from whom in Chapter 56?
(a) Constantinos.
(b) Charitos.
(c) Karatavuk.
(d) Polyxeni.

15. Where was the Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?
(a) Smyrna.
(b) Salonika.
(c) Sarajevo.
(d) Cephalonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Karatavuk and Mehmetçik's real names?

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

3. What group of people resisted fighting for the Ottoman Empire and were they removed from their homes, according to the narrator in Chapter 53?

4. Who is Philothei's mother?

5. What did Mehmetçik give Karatavuk as a parting gift in Chapter 50?

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