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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of bird began to sing in the night when Philothei was born?
(a) A canary.
(b) A kaval.
(c) A kanun.
(d) A bulbul.

2. Where did the imam come from to pray with the bishop in the narrator's story in Chapter 7?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Fethiye.
(c) Cephalonia.
(d) Izmir.

3. What was Ibrahim's father called, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Rustem Bey.
(b) Ali the Broken-Nosed.
(c) Mustafa Kemal.
(d) Nilufer.

4. At what time does Philothei describe the town crier waking up Christians for the service for the Resurrection in Chapter 43?
(a) 2:00.
(b) 3:00.
(c) 12:00.
(d) 4:00.

5. What kind of battleship moved the Sultan and his wives to the Asiatic side of the Bosporus in Chapter 46?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) Saudi Arabian.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to live in the trunk of a tree with a donkey and four children in Chapter 22?

2. Who did Rustem Bey pay a visit to in Chapter 48?

3. When does Chapter 49 begin with its return to Mustafa Kemal's story?

4. From where does the narrator say lewd thoughts and insomnia were blowing into the village from the southern wind when Philothei was born in Chapter 2?

5. In what region does the narrative take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the narrative of Chapter 22 related? How is this denoted?

2. How did Karatavuk and Mehmetçik come to be called such? What are their real names?

3. What deceptions was Rustem Bey fed in Chapter 33?

4. What is related in the very brief Chapter 18? Who relates this narrative?

5. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 1 related? How is this established?

6. How is the narrative of Chapter 19 related? What is the chapter about?

7. How is Chapter 5 narrated? In what tense is it related?

8. What shocked the narrator in the end of Chapter 22?

9. What does Philothei describe Ibrahim doing that proved his love for her in Chapter 43?

10. How is Mustafa Kemal's education described?

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