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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old is King Alexander said to be in Chapter 81?
(a) 29.
(b) 32.
(c) 24.
(d) 27.

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

5. With whom does Mustafa Kemal make agreements to regain Turkish land in Chapter 84?
(a) Italy and Germany.
(b) France and Russia.
(c) Greece.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

6. Where does the new Sultan place Mustafa in Chapter 72?
(a) Palestine.
(b) Cyprus.
(c) Salonika.
(d) Ankara.

7. Who is King Alexander's grandfather by whom he is buried in Chapter 81?
(a) King Christopher.
(b) King Constantin.
(c) King Peter.
(d) King George.

8. What does the narrator in Chapter 67 say is the most miraculous thing he found about being at war?
(a) Seeing aeroplanes in the sky.
(b) Seeing different trees.
(c) Seeing different cultures.
(d) Trading food with the enemy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads the Italian soliders as they march into Eskibahçe in Chapter 74?

2. What is revealed to be Leyla's real name in Chapter 90?

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

4. Who returns to Eskibahçe and demands that all Christians leave with him for Greece in Chapter 88?

5. Who is said to be King Alexander's second wife in Chapter 81?

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