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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. Who did Father Kristoforos converse with in his dream in Chapter 36?

2. What color beads did Philothei's father say the women were hanging about the home after she was born in Chapter 2?

3. In what region does the narrative take place?

4. What does Philothei describe Ibrahim licking off her hand in Chapter 35?

5. What term in Chapter 29 refers to an animal sacrifice?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the narrative related in Chapter 27?

3. Who was Mustafa Kemal in real life?

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

5. What deceptions was Rustem Bey fed in Chapter 33?

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

7. Where was Rustem Bey going in Chapter 25? Why?

8. What is the status of the war when Mustafa Kemal reaches Istanbul in Chapter 46?

9. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 4 related? How is this denoted?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze three examples of irony in Birds Without Wings. How is dramatic irony employed in the novel? What are examples of situational irony? What purpose does each example serve to the text/plot?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of foreshadowing and red herrings in Birds Without Wings. What foreshadowing is established immediately from the first chapter? Are red herrings employed? What purpose does each example serve?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the characters of Polyxeni and Ayse. How would you describe the relationship between these characters? How are they alike? How are they different? What is the fate of each?

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