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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What German commander in Chapter 60 wants to replace Turkish generals with Germans?
(a) Otto Kreß von Kressenstein.
(b) Maximilian von Prittwitz.
(c) Otto Liman von Sanders.
(d) Gustav von Kessel.

2. Who is Ali the Snowbringer's wife?
(a) Safiye.
(b) Polyxeni.
(c) Philothei.
(d) Hasseki.

3. How are Philothei's eyes described in Chapter 5?
(a) Light green.
(b) Dark blue.
(c) Light blue.
(d) Dark brown.

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

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

6. Whose birth is described in Chapter 3?
(a) Nasreddin Hodja's.
(b) Mustafa Kemal's.
(c) Leonidas Efendi's.
(d) Mihrimah Efendim's.

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

8. Where did the bishop come from the pray with the imam in the narrative related in Chapter 7?
(a) Cephalonia.
(b) Izmir.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Rhodes.

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

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

11. Who did Ayse pay to pray for Tamara in Chapter 23?
(a) Polyxeni.
(b) Charitos.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Philothei.

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

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

14. What is referred to in Chapter 25 as the island that no one ventures to without falling in love?
(a) Cyprus.
(b) Rhodes.
(c) Izmir.
(d) Cephalonia.

15. In what year does Chapter 3 begin?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1901.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was Eskibahçe called in ancient times, according to the narrator of Chapter 45?

4. In what region does the narrative take place?

5. What kind of battleship moved the Sultan and his wives to the Asiatic side of the Bosporus in Chapter 46?

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