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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 did women wear over their faces at the time of Philothei's birth?
(a) Ankara.
(b) Carsafs.
(c) Fethiye.
(d) Nilufer.

2. In what region does the narrative take place?
(a) Marmara.
(b) Anatolia.
(c) The Black Sea.
(d) Aegea.

3. Who was the beggar that Philothei describes giving alms to in Chapter 8?
(a) The Canker.
(b) The Blasphemer.
(c) The Hatter.
(d) The Snow-bearer.

4. Who is the man whose daughter has become impregnated in Chapter 27?
(a) Nilufer.
(b) Mohammad the Leech Gatherer.
(c) Yusuf the Tall.
(d) Charitos.

5. Where did the imam leave a saintly stigma on Philothei when he kissed her after she was born?
(a) Her hand.
(b) Her foot.
(c) Her forehead.
(d) Her cheek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Philothei's father say her name meant in Greek?

2. What term in Chapter 29 refers to an animal sacrifice?

3. What type of instrument is Ibrahim said to play in Chapter 1?

4. What animal is described as being sacrificed in Chapter 29?

5. At what time does Philothei describe the town crier waking up Christians for the service for the Resurrection in Chapter 43?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the narrative style of Chapter 2 established?

2. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 4 related? How is this denoted?

3. Where is Mustafa Kemal described as being in Chapter 20? What year is it?

4. How is education explored thematically in Chapter 17?

5. What is related in the brief narrative of Chapter 21? Who narrates the chapter?

6. Describe the narrative perspective in Chapter 8. How is it denoted?

7. How is Pamuk described and how did Rustem Bey feel about her?

8. Who was Mustafa Kemal in real life?

9. How is Philothei described when she is born?

10. Where was Rustem Bey going in Chapter 25? Why?

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