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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 is the Christian schoolmaster that is described in Chapter 2?

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

3. What was Eskibahçe called in ancient times, according to the narrator of Chapter 45?

4. How old is Philothei in Chapter 4?

5. Where did the bishop come from the pray with the imam in the narrative related in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is education explored thematically in Chapter 17?

9. How is Mustafa Kemal's education described?

10. How was Ibrahim rescued in Chapter 47?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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