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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. What kind of instrument was being played in the home of the mistresses in Chapter 33?

2. What pet name did Ayse's husband call her?

3. How has Tamara been injured in Chapter 22?

4. Iskander is brought a letter from whom in Chapter 56?

5. What did Philothei's father ask him to tie on the red pine in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is the narrative related in Chapter 27?

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

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

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

9. What symbolism is central in Chapter 11?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the plot structure of Birds Without Wings. What is the inciting incident of the narrative? Where does the climax occur? What does the reader learn in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the characters of Tamara and Leyla in the novel. How are these women similar? How are they different? What are their objectives? What obstacles do they face?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of religion in Birds Without Wings. What are the predominant religions that are examined in the novel? How are they similar? How are they different? What characters turn against religion in the course of the narrative? Why?

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