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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 Fikret ask for when he died?
(a) A gun.
(b) A glass of water.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) His mother.

2. Who explained to the townspeople what an airplane was, according to the letter in Chapter 62?
(a) Mohammad the Leech Gatherer.
(b) Rustem Bey.
(c) Father Kristoforos.
(d) Mihrimah Efendim.

3. Who is the cleaning lady that has read ominous portents in the coffee grounds and foresees King Alexander's death in Chapter 81?
(a) Kyria Eleni.
(b) Tamara.
(c) Drosoula.
(d) Mihrimah Efendim.

4. What does the word "taube" mean in German?
(a) Chickadee.
(b) Rose.
(c) Tulip.
(d) Dove.

5. Who narrates Chapter 2 of the Epilogue?
(a) Hasseki.
(b) Iskander.
(c) Constantinos.
(d) Karatavuk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who narrates Chapter 92?

2. Who kills Philothei in Chapter 91?

3. To whom does Leyla write a letter in Chapter 90?

4. What did Fikret teach Karatavuk to do, according to his narrative in Chapter 63?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the narrative of Chapter 92 related?

2. What did Rustem Bey give to Granitola in Chapter 83? Why?

3. How is the narrative related in Chapter 1 of the Epilogue? What is this chapter titled?

4. What are the circumstances in Eskibahçe in Chapter 70?

5. Why is Philothei distraught in Chapter 87?

6. What did Fikret do for the wounded enemy soldier in Chapter 65? Why?

7. How is the narrative related in Chapter 62? How is this narrative style established?

8. What funny things happened when Philothei was 13, according to her narrative in Chapter 61?

9. How is Fikred described?

10. How is the narrative of Chapter 85 related?

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