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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the beggar that Philothei describes giving alms to in Chapter 8?
(a) The Blasphemer.
(b) The Snow-bearer.
(c) The Hatter.
(d) The Canker.

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

3. What was the name of the imam's horse that is described in Chapter 2?
(a) Nilufer.
(b) Izmir.
(c) Fethiye.
(d) Ankara.

4. Where is Georgio P. Theodorou from?
(a) Cyprus.
(b) Cephalonia.
(c) Smyrna.
(d) Istanbul.

5. Who is the man whose daughter has become impregnated in Chapter 27?
(a) Nilufer.
(b) Charitos.
(c) Yusuf the Tall.
(d) Mohammad the Leech Gatherer.

6. What are Karatavuk and Mehmetçik's real names?
(a) Mustafa and Ali.
(b) Abdul and Nicos.
(c) Ali and Katya.
(d) Leonidas and Kristoforos.

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

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

9. After how many years is Rustem Bey told he must release the woman that he purchased if she chose freedom in Chapter 33?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

10. How old is Philothei in Chapter 4?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

11. How old is Philothei in her narrative in Chapter 21?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 18.
(d) 9.

12. What term in Chapter 45 refers to secret societies formed to bring about the reunification of Greece?
(a) The Teşekkür Ederim.
(b) The Buyurun.
(c) The Philiki Etairia.
(d) The Afiyet Olsun.

13. Where does the narrator describe Mustafa Kemal enrolling in a war college in Chapter 16?
(a) Rhodes.
(b) Cephalonia.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Fethiye.

14. What does the narrator describe Leonidas hurling at his head in Chapter 45?
(a) A wine glass.
(b) A clay vase.
(c) An inkpot.
(d) A dagger.

15. What did Philothei's father ask him to tie on the red pine in Chapter 2?
(a) A white rag.
(b) A blue rag.
(c) A yellow rag.
(d) A red rag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the sergeant that showed up in Eskibahçe in Chapter 50?

2. The town described by the narrator in Chapter 7 is said to have been destroyed by two earthquakes. In what years did the earthquakes demolish the town?

3. What was Levon the Armenian also often known as, according to the narrator in Chapter 28?

4. Who was the imam that Ibrahim interrupted with bleating, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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

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