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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Fikret teach Karatavuk to do, according to his narrative in Chapter 63?
(a) Hunt for elk.
(b) Read and write.
(c) Delouse his clothing.
(d) Blow a bird whistle.

2. What does Philothei recall Ibrahim calling her once in Chapter 79?
(a) "My little bird."
(b) "My angel."
(c) "My tulip."
(d) "My love of all loves."

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

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

5. What is revealed to be Leyla's real name in Chapter 90?
(a) Drosoula.
(b) Ioanna.
(c) Polyxeni.
(d) Lydia.

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

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

8. Who married Drosoula in Chapter 70?
(a) Gerasimos.
(b) Rustem Bey.
(c) Father Kristoforos.
(d) Mihrimah Efendim.

9. Where was Fikret from?
(a) Salonika.
(b) Cephalonia.
(c) Pera.
(d) Cyprus.

10. What did the local children used to replace Lionidas's purchased birds with to annoy him?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Kittens.
(c) Chicken eggs.
(d) Sparrows.

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

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

13. What is the title of Chapter 71?
(a) "Of Reading and Writing."
(b) "The Sadness of Rustem Bey."
(c) "The Letter to Karatavuk."
(d) "The Death of Abdulhamid Hodja."

14. What is described in Chapter 66 as having fallen into a well?
(a) A goat.
(b) A woman.
(c) A child.
(d) A chicken.

15. Who is described as being as handsome as a film star in the opening of Chapter 81?
(a) King George.
(b) King Henry.
(c) King Philippe.
(d) King Alexander.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who explained to the townspeople what an airplane was, according to the letter in Chapter 62?

2. Who kills Philothei in Chapter 91?

3. Who had escaped his labor battalion and lived as an outlaw in Chapter 70?

4. What is the name of King Alexander's German shepherd in Chapter 81?

5. With whom does Mustafa Kemal make agreements to regain Turkish land in Chapter 84?

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