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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 does "Kemal" mean?
(a) Fierce.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Friend of God.
(d) Perfection.

2. From the beginning of the Ottoman's Great War, the narrator states in Chapter 42 that the country would be sloughing off its sons continuously until what year?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1923.

3. Who was the imam that Ibrahim interrupted with bleating, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Rustem Bey.
(b) Abdulhamid Hodja.
(c) Mihrimah Efendim.
(d) Mustafa Kemal.

4. What is the name of Ibrahim's dog?
(a) Izmir.
(b) Safiye.
(c) Hasseki.
(d) Kopek.

5. What kind of bird did Polyxeni ask the children to catch for her in Chapter 12?
(a) A finch.
(b) A pigeon.
(c) A dove.
(d) A sparrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 44 refers to the portion of an Ottoman palace reserved for men?

2. What is referred to in Chapter 25 as the island that no one ventures to without falling in love?

3. Who is Ayse's oldest daughter?

4. In what year does Chapter 3 begin?

5. What was Ibrahim's father called, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Mustafa Kemal's education described?

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

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

5. How is the narrative related in Chapter 27?

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

7. What event is described by Philothei in Chapter 29?

8. What actions did Polyxeni take in Chapter 12? Why?

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

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

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