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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the cleaning lady that has read ominous portents in the coffee grounds and foresees King Alexander's death in Chapter 81?
(a) Drosoula.
(b) Tamara.
(c) Kyria Eleni.
(d) Mihrimah Efendim.

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

3. To whom does Leyla write a letter in Chapter 90?
(a) Nasreddin Hodja.
(b) Father Kristoforos.
(c) Polyxeni.
(d) Rustem Bey.

4. Who does King Alexander phone to send a doctor after he has been bitten by an ape in Chapter 81?
(a) Nasreddin Hodja.
(b) Stefanos Metaxas.
(c) Rustem Bey.
(d) Constantinos Mermingas.

5. Who narrates Chapter 87?
(a) Drosoula.
(b) Nasreddin Hodja.
(c) Philothei.
(d) Constantinos Mermingas.

6. Who gives Mustafa Kemal an Iron Cross in Chapter 64?
(a) Rustem Bey.
(b) Kaiser Wilhelm.
(c) Mihrimah Efendim.
(d) Father Kristoforos.

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

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

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

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

11. Who taught Philothei about sex and menstruation in Chapter 61?
(a) Safiye.
(b) Tamara.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Leyla.

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

13. From what language is the word "agapi" that is used in Chapter 87?
(a) Turkish.
(b) French.
(c) Greek.
(d) German.

14. Who is the first physician that is called to treat King Alexander in Chapter 81?
(a) Stefanos Metaxas.
(b) Rustem Bey.
(c) Nasreddin Hodja.
(d) Constantinos Mermingas.

15. Who narrates Chapter 4 of the Epilogue?
(a) Iskander.
(b) Safiye.
(c) Hasseki.
(d) Constantinos.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Philothei killed in Chapter 91?

2. Who makes a speech arguing that Eskibahçe was once Greece and should be Greece again in Chapter 88?

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

4. In what year does Chapter 70 begin?

5. What specialist from Paris is called in to treat King Alexander in Chapter 81?

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