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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. Where was the Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?

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

3. What is the title of Chapter 51?

4. Who was the village midwife when Philopthei was born?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 1 related? How is this established?

2. What shocked the narrator in the end of Chapter 22?

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

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

5. How is the narrative of Chapter 19 related? What is the chapter about?

6. What symbolism is central in Chapter 11?

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

8. Who was Mustafa Kemal in real life?

9. How is the narrative of Chapter 3 related? What is the subject of the chapter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters of Ibrahim and Philothei in Birds Without Wings. How old are these characters when they meet? What is their relationship like? How would you describe their religious backgrounds? What happens to these characters in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of sex and gender in Birds Without Wings. How did gender expectations in this time period and place differ from today? What are examples in the book of the problems of these expectations? What characters defy those expectations?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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