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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has penned the letter in Chapter 62?
(a) Mustafa Kemal.
(b) Leonidas.
(c) Father Kristoforos.
(d) Drosoula.

2. Who secretly dug Abdulhamid’s grave in Chapter 71?
(a) Father Kristoforos.
(b) Mihrimah Efendim.
(c) Rustem Bey.
(d) Iskander.

3. What did Fikret ask for when he died?
(a) His mother.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A glass of water.
(d) A gun.

4. Who is the palace vet for King Alexander?
(a) Herr Charitos.
(b) Herr Hasseki.
(c) Herr Sturm.
(d) Herr Bey.

5. What does Karatavuk become after losing his job as a potter?
(a) The town letter writer.
(b) The town goat-herd.
(c) The town baker.
(d) The town carpenter.

6. What did the gendarmes take from Abdulhamid Hodja, according to the letter in Chapter 62?
(a) His home.
(b) His horse.
(c) His dog.
(d) His car.

7. What does Rustem Bey give to Granitola when he leaves in Chapter 83?
(a) A bag of dirt.
(b) A pocket watch.
(c) A water pipe.
(d) A stone.

8. Who was the Greek Prime Minister at the time in Chapter 81?
(a) Petros Mavromichalis.
(b) Eleftherios Venizelos.
(c) Georgios Kountouriotis.
(d) Alexandros Mavrokordatos.

9. What specialist from Paris is called in to treat King Alexander in Chapter 81?
(a) Nasreddin Hodja.
(b) George Ferdinand Widal.
(c) Constantinos Mermingas.
(d) Rustem Bey.

10. How many children did Leyla say she had had, although they died, in Chapter 70?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

11. About how old was Philothei when it was suggested she wear a veil?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

12. Who had escaped his labor battalion and lived as an outlaw in Chapter 70?
(a) Mehmetçik.
(b) Father Kristoforos.
(c) Mihrimah Efendim.
(d) Rustem Bey.

13. What did Fikret say when he died (352)?
(a) “There are no green birds.”
(b) "I don't care."
(c) "Thank you for helping me."
(d) "Please find my brother."

14. How is Philothei killed in Chapter 91?
(a) She is stabbed.
(b) She is kicked by a horse.
(c) She falls from a cliff.
(d) She is shot.

15. Who is the narrator of Chapter 73?
(a) Philothei.
(b) Mihrimah Efendim.
(c) Rustem Bey.
(d) Father Kristoforos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tamara tell Rustem Bey about the woman that escorted him into the brothel in Chapter 70?

2. What does Mustafa take as Turkish land in Chapter 86?

3. Who gives Mustafa Kemal the Commander of the Order of St. Alexander in Chapter 64?

4. Who is the narrator of Chapter 65?

5. What does the narrator in Chapter 67 say is the most miraculous thing he found about being at war?

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