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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. When did the King of Montenegro declare war on the Ottoman Empire?

2. Who did Mustafa Kemal discover was planning to assassinate him in Chapter 30?

3. Polyxeni's mother was accused of poisoning and killing the family of a man named what?

4. Who is Ali the Snowbringer's wife?

5. Where does the narrator describe Mustafa Kemal enrolling in a war college in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is Mustafa Kemal's education described?

8. How is the narrative related in Chapter 27?

9. What foreshadowing is established in the opening of the novel?

10. How was Ibrahim rescued in Chapter 47?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Drosoula in Birds Without Wings. Where has Drosoula been exiled when she relates her narratives? What does she remark about herself? What does she remark about others? How has her life changed due to the events in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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