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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. Who was the village midwife when Philopthei was born?
(a) Mihrimah Efendim.
(b) Marmara Efendi.
(c) Rustem Bey.
(d) Drosoula.

2. Polyxeni's mother was accused of poisoning and killing the family of a man named what?
(a) Rustem Bey.
(b) Mustafa Kemal.
(c) Nasreddin Hodja.
(d) Leonidas Efendi.

3. Where was the Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?
(a) Salonika.
(b) Sarajevo.
(c) Cephalonia.
(d) Smyrna.

4. Who did Rustem Bey pay a visit to in Chapter 48?
(a) Ali the Broken-Nosed.
(b) Abdulhamid Hodja.
(c) Leonidas Efendi.
(d) Karatavuk.

5. What did the barber tell Rustem Bay to say on the Persian new year to avoid insect bites for a year?
(a) "Hoş geldiniz."
(b) "Teşekkür ederim."
(c) "Χάρηκα πολύ."
(d) "Nevruz suyu."

Short Answer Questions

1. What color stone does Philothei describe Ibrahim giving her in Chapter 4?

2. Who is Ayse's oldest daughter?

3. What kind of battleship moved the Sultan and his wives to the Asiatic side of the Bosporus in Chapter 46?

4. Who is the man whose daughter has become impregnated in Chapter 27?

5. Where did Ayse tell her daughters she would take them and sell them if they caught harlotry from Tamara in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Tamara taken after she recovered? Why?

2. Where was Rustem Bey led by the gypsy boy in Chapter 33? How is this setting described?

3. How is education explored thematically in Chapter 17?

4. What did Rustem Bey ask Abdulhamid in Chapter 48? What did Abdulhamid respond?

5. How is the narrative in Chapter 12 related?

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

7. How is Philothei described when she is born?

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

9. How is Mustafa Kemal's education described?

10. What symbolism is central in Chapter 11?

(see the answer keys)

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