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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Leyla's cat?

3. Why did Constantinos say he was always drunk in Chapter 36?

4. What does the narrator describe Leonidas hurling at his head in Chapter 45?

5. How old was Mustafa Kemal in 1898?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the narrative related in Chapter 7?

2. What is described in the brief narrative of Chapter 35?

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

4. How did Philothei find Ibrahim in Chapter 47? Where was he?

5. Who was Mustafa Kemal in real life?

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

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

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

9. How is education explored thematically in Chapter 17?

10. Who is the subject of Chapter 13? How is his narrative related?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of Birds Without Wings. Why do you think the author has chosen to relate this story from a number of different perspectives? What is the significance of the tense of different narrations in the chapters? What were your thoughts on the novel's unique narrative style?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the characters of Abdulhamid Hodja and Father Kristofolos. What is the relationship between these characters like? How are they regarded in their community? What happens to each of these characters in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Rustem Bey in Birds Without Wings. What is Rustem Bey's position in Eskibahçe? What are his religious beliefs? How does this character evolve in the course of the novel?

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